by Florence Murphy | Oct 27, 2014 | Accommodations, Reviews
Peru has kept us within the beauty of the Andes, and our arrival in Cusco welcomed the breathtaking Urubamba Valley – and we mean breathtaking, as the city’s elevation is 3,400m! But with places like La Paz, Uyuni and Potosi behind us, we’ve become pretty...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 20, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
Having explored Potosi at length and travelled a rocky nine hour bus journey (after a twelve hours wait), we were thrilled, if not a little exhausted, to reach highest capital city in the world. The Altiplano mountain range borders La Paz, and is overlooked by the...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 18, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
Nuestra Señora de La Paz, or quite simply “La Paz”, is a city home to Bolivia’s government, and is the world’s highest administrative capital at a whopping 3,650 metres above sea level. Enclosed by the magnificent Altiplano mountain range, many travellers come to...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 9, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
If you’re looking to get to one of the world’s greatest wonders that is the salt flats, then chances are you’ll be staying in Uyuni for a few nights. The “city”, or rather town, of just ten thousand people, is in the south-west of Bolivia and is known for its sub zero...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 4, 2014 | Accommodations, Chile, Reviews, South America
Chile’s capital city has so much to offer. From wine tasting and central barrios exploring to mural gazing, central urban park wandering to skiing and sunbathing, Santiago has it all. Surrounded by the Andes and the Pacific, you have a landscape so eclectic, you’ll...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 2, 2014 | Accommodations, Chile, Reviews, South America
Santiago’s beauty is boundless. With its landscape framed by the Andes and the Pacific, and with countless neoclassical and modern motifs scattered across the city, visitors are spoilt for choice, be it sights or experiences. From trekking and skiing to lounging on...
