CHILE: San Jose de Atacama, Santiago, Valparaiso
I arrived in San Pedro de Atacama, and proceeded to crash. I had engaged in so many tours in a row without a break that I was completely knackered. Over the last three days, I was even too destroyed to write in the blog. This town has all kinds of tours, but I didn’t do […]
BOLIVIA: La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Salar de Uyuni
La Paz is the world’s highest administrative capital ranging in height from 10,500 feet to 13,500 feet. This is a clear reason for picking up altitude sickness medicine. I have been acclimating to high altitudes in Quito, Cuenca, and Cusco, but I figured why take any chances since I really don’t enjoy vomiting or any […]
PERU: Cusco & Machu Picchu
My fight to Cusco was at 5:30 am so I needed to be at the airport at 2:30 am. I just stayed up, worked on the blog, and drank a lot of great coffee at the airport. It really is phenomenal in this part of the world. I didn’t sleep much on the way to […]
ECUADOR: Quito & Cuenca
Those white things are Panama hats before shaping. They are actually made in Ecuador, and one of the things I look forward to purchasing for myself and family. I passed through Quito 41 years ago on a trip to the the Galapagos, and am finding the city to be equally repugnant as I found it […]
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