Christine and Yves are traveling around the world. We will post our experiences and impressions from our stages and would love to hear your comments or suggestions if you have been on any place on our route.
When we arrived in Rio Gallegos after a daylong drive we were not really over the mood. It was a city of its own. Not because it is beautiful. Our hotel reflected the atmosphere of the city and we were happy to leave quickly after checking in to find a restaurant. We left the first… Continue reading Argentine Patagonia – Fantastic Mountains and Enormous Glaciers
We left Torres del Paine and rolled South over the long roads of Patagonia. The view did not change a lot as there is not much in between the villages, only endless grass fields, endless fences, bushes and rarely cows, sheep or - if we are lucky - lagunas with flamingos. Sometimes the clouds form… Continue reading The End of the World is beautiful – and far away
We took a flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas, which is the capital city of the region Maggellan in Chilean Patagonia and lies directly on the shore of the Maggellan strait. From there we got our rental car (a huge pickup truck) and made our way north to the famous national park Torres del Paine,… Continue reading Torres del Paine – Glaciers, mighty mountains and a lot of wind
Santiago de Chile was the fourth South American capital city on our trip and we loved the European way it looked and felt. There are even some streets that reminded us of London and it felt almost like home. Our view from our first apartment in Santiago The central market in Santiago is known for… Continue reading Chilean big city life – Santiago and Valparaíso
Chile welcomed us with sunny weather and no clouds. We heard this weather is common in the Atacama desert on more than 300 days in a year. So we knew that there will be no white Christmas, also because there was no snow under 5500 meters above the sea. However, the desert is on 2440… Continue reading Christmas in the desert
Our three days trip to the Salar the Uyuni started with much confusion if we were in the group with an english speaking guide or with a spanish speaking guide, and about the time we would leave, as the scheduled time was long past. In the last moments we got to know that we will… Continue reading Salar de Uyuni and much more!
Lonely Planet describes La Paz as „a mad carnival of jostling pedestrians, honking, diesel-spewing minivans, street marches and dances, and cavalcades of street vendors“ and are completely right. The traffic in the city is imense and if cars should not emit more than 120 g CO2/100km in Europe, it seems to be 120 kg/100km here… Continue reading La Paz, Sucre and Potosi – three very different Bolivian cities
Dear All, Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful and hopefully relaxed holiday season. We will spend Christmas in the Atacama desert in Chile in a nice guest house near San Pedro de Atacama. We have almost no internet, therefore we have to wait to upload further blog contributions. Our current view from… Continue reading Merry Christmas – Frohe Weihnachten – Feliz Navidad 🎄
We heard a lot of good and bad stories about Bolivia; about people who lost their passports to fake officers, about criminal tour guides and drunk bus drivers. However, we also heard (from other people) that Bolivia is one of the safest countries in South America. Not knowing what we should expect, we crossed the… Continue reading Isla de la frontera (Isla del Sol)
45 km - 2200 meter climbing - 2350 meters descending - walked in 4 days (and 3 nights of camping 🤦🏻♀️): these are the facts of our adventure on the Inca Trail. First Day Our group consisted of 12 participants, 2 guides, 2 chefs and 18 porters, who were carrying all necessary equipment. Our big… Continue reading Trecking to Machu Picchu
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