by Florence Murphy | Dec 17, 2014 | Argentina, Blog, South America
Long 14-hour bus journeys can be a pain in the ass. Bumpy roads, uncomfortable seats, rude drivers and dangerous driving are just some of the elements of a nightmare journey. We are quite accustomed to travelling at this stage, whether it is by bus, train, plane or...
by Florence Murphy | Dec 1, 2014 | Accommodations, Peru, Reviews, South America
Peru’s capital and third largest city in the Americas encapsulates the Pacific Ocean with its hustle and bustle contrasting largely with beautiful views of the sea and surrounding valleys. It shouts a colonial narrative one might recognise from other parts of the...
by Carlo | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Bolivia, Reviews, South America, Tours
***** If you want to see some GoPro footage of the Death Road, then scroll to the end of the post ***** For many, many years we’d heard about the terror and danger of the “World’s Most Dangerous Road” in La Paz, Bolivia and we wanted to...
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...
