Today I was in hell. Literally. Well. Almost. I visited the silver mine at Cerro Rico in Potosí. It is a quite shocking experience to go there. It’s on 4300 meters above sea level and breathing may be hard anyway but in there I came as close to suffocating as never before in my life… Read More Potosí – Bolivia
Hello from Bolivia where I just returned from a 3 day trip to Uyuni. The highlight of this tour being the Salar de Uyuni, which is the world’s largest salt flat (around 10 500 sq km). It is covered by a few meters of salt crust and has been formed as a result of transformation… Read More Salar de Uyuni – Bolivia
Still in the desert… Meanwhile the weather has calmed down and despite some cloudy evenings there hasn’t been any more rain. I went again to the Lagunas Altiplanicas, but this time the Piedras Rojas have been included (when I booked it the first time I thought you could see them with another tour but you… Read More Desierto de Atacama II – Chile
I am in the desert here with stunning and surreal landscapes. In fact I am based in San Pedro de Atacama, a small oasis town filled with tourists and travel agencies, but still very nice. When the shuttle took me here from the airport I felt really weird. My head hurt and I was dizzy,… Read More Desierto de Atacama I – Chile
Today was a day in transit. A day I was a bit anxious about. A day that’s just started to get relaxing 1 hour ago. It was a very bizarre day for me, crazy and full of rushing. A day I’ll probably remember for ever and that appropriately ends with me watching the FOX Channel….… Read More Ushuaia – Buenos Aires – Santiago
El fin del mundo! Here I am now. At the end of the world. The last stop of my travels in Patagonia. The southernmost city of the Americas (or at least the southernmost decently sized city). I like it here. It’s located in between mountains and the Beagle Channel. When I arrived it was so… Read More Tierra del Fuego II – Ushuaia
It’s freezing cold here in Punta Areanas, even though the sun peaks out a lot when I get there, making the city by the lake look sort of magical in the evening light. It’s a weird place I think. Not pretty, but still interesting with nice street art. I didn’t get to check it out… Read More Tierra del Fuego I – Punta Arenas
I am doing the w – trek, a five day hike in the Torres del Paine National Park. Worst thing about it – no internet. 6 weeks ago I have pre-booked two nights in refugio dorm beds and two nights on campgrounds including full board. They also give you a tent, sleeping bad and a… Read More Torres del Paine National Park
