Reaching the promised land
Sunday, November 30th, 2008 Posted in Argentina | 7 Comments »Pictures will be added to this post when the author regains her patience with slow internet connections..... Throughout our travels, fellow backpackers talked about Argentina in grandiose fashion. "Wait until you get to Argentina", they said - "Oh, the chocolate, you're going ...
The Land of Mars
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Bolivia | 2 Comments »Hearing about the salt flats while planning our trip, Chris decided the Salar de Uyuni and its surrounding environs was a place he wanted to see. He thought cruising over the world's largest salt flats in a 4x4 would be ...
Tarantulas, crickets, cockroaches—Oh My!
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Bolivia | 3 Comments »In La Paz, we visited a few different agencies operating ecolodges in Madidi National Park. After visiting quite a few, we wandered into the offices of Madidi Travel and were greeted by Rosa Maria. Her friendliness and warmth immediately drew us ...
Jungle cruise with sand flies and wasps included
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Bolivia | No Comments »In venturing to South America, the Amazon Basin was a must-see destination for us. Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil feature protected parts of the Amazon---and each claims to be the best in terms of wildlife protection and conservation. After a ...
Classic Inca Trek to Machu Picchu
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Peru | 5 Comments »The classic Inca trail is a grueling, yet amazing 4 day, 3 night trek covering 33 kilometres to Machu Picchu. Our trek began with an informational get-together with our group the night before our hike (Read: a meeting to size ...
