San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, South America I had a really quiet day today, but it was great! I was in a really good mood from the moment I woke up, and everything just seemed to work out how I wanted it to today. I moved from my hostel over to my new one, called Hostal Atacama North. I walked through what looked like a pretty rough area, and I was worried that my hostel was going to be in…
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, South America I got up this morning just before my alarm went off at 4:15am. I packed up my few things and was sitting at the breakfast table at 4:28am. We were meant to have breakfast at 4:30am and leave at 5am. The inconsiderate group I’m with decided not to wake up until 4:30am and then were not ready to go until 5:20am. I hate waiting for people who are just rude. If you have…
Juntacha, Bolivia, South America I’ve had another good day of sightseeing, while again not enjoying my tour at all. The day started with a 6am breakfast that consisted only of bread and jam, until the israelis complained to Hugo and a plate of scrambled eggs came out for the six of us to split. We left that hellhole of a hostel at 7am and stopped in a town called San Juan as our last “village” to buy anything in for…
Uyuni, Bolivia, South America I’ve had a bit of a weird day today. I woke up at 6am after getting about 15 minutes sleep per hour all through the night. I’m not sure it matters how comfortable the bus is, I just don’t think I can get a good night’s sleep on a bus. We weren’t too far from Uyuni, so I just started checking out the Lonely Planet to see what tour companies they recommended for a desert tour….
La Paz, Bolivia, South America I had a good day today, but it was pretty long. I woke up a couple of times during the night due to all the jungle noise, and at about 2am I ended up having to get up to find my ear plugs. That helped a lot and I was able to sleep until about 6:30am. I went for my first tour at La Senda Verde at 8am, and it was the bear tour. I…
Yungas de Corani, Bolivia, South America I had an awesome day on the Death Road today! It started out with an early wake up call at Hostal Copacabana, and I met the rest of the group at a restaurant called Little Italy at 7:30am. There was enough time to grab some breakfast and then we headed out at about 7:45am. It was about an hour drive to get to the start of the ride, which was at 4,700m (14,000ft). The…
La Paz, Bolivia, South America Despite this city being a complete craphole, I managed to have a pretty good day anyway. I met up with Gino at 9:30am, we went to compare the two tour companies again and we have booked the Death Road tour for tomorrow with Barracuda. It seems like exactly the same offer, but for 500 bolivianos instead of 750. It was a no-brainer really. We then went on the free walking tour with a company called…
La Paz, Bolivia, South America I didn’t exactly sleep in this morning, I was up around 7am, but it was nice to just have a relaxed morning and enjoy my breakfast. I checked out at 10:30am and met up with Gino and we went for a walk in the town. It’s really small, and there isn’t much to see, but we checked out the main cathedral, and then went to a Pan American bakery run by a couple from Chicago….
Copacabana, Bolivia, South America I went to the Isla del Sol today, and it was a little disappointing. The day started out with a great breakfast at the hostel of cereal, yogurt, bread with jam, eggs, and a pancake. It was a pretty good breakfast for a hostel, especially one in Bolivia where I heard the food is disgusting. Good start Bolivia, one point for you. It turns out that I’m in the same hotel as Gino, so we met…
Copacabana, Bolivia, South America I got up this morning and got a taxi over to the bus terminal to get my 7:30am bus to Copacabana, Bolivia. It’s a pretty nice bus, considering everyone had told me that all the busses in Bolivia are terrible. This one was fine. I was sat next to a Taiwanese guy named Jason (his english name obviously), and we had a good chat. He’s traveling for a long time as well, so it was good…