South America Tour: Days 17 – 20 – Salt, sand and dust

We flew to Uyuni from La Paz which was a cool flight with great views (my flute survived another journey). When we arrived to Uyuni, we were staying in this cool hotel in middle of nowhere. The layout resembled a prison but the rooms were decent and the restaurant was very good. The o
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South America: Days 15 – 17 – La Paz

In the morning we set off on a bus trip from Puno to La Paz Bolvia which totalled around 8-10 hours. The coaches were comfortable so it wasn’t as much of a chore as it sounds. It helps that all the bus rides are usually pretty scenic too and this was no exception. The first chal
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South America Tour: Days 3-5

I planned to tone down the walking a bit in the run up to meeting the others on the group trip, and with the small matter of a 4 day trek at altititude approaching. I went into downtown Lima for a bus tour to Sant Cristobal which is a large cross/shrine at the top of tthe cliff/mounta
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South America: Days 1 & 2

Well, it finally arrived after waiting months but the run up to the trip wasn’t as peaceful or exciting as previous trips.  The main reasons being one, it was a group tour in the main so needed less planning and two, I’d agreed to go back to work for the same client on my
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Pre-Trip: Touring South America

I have just finished the packing for my 6 week tour of South America and to get myself into blog mode, I thought it’s time I jotted down a few pre-trip notes. Firstly, where am I heading? I have ditched my preferred way of travelling this time, i.e. travelling alone and having c
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