QUITO Days spent: hahaha plenty! Considering its central and very well connected position and how badly we fell for our hostel, we decided to use Quito as our basecamp to explore Ecuador. Days ...
LIMA Days spent: 4 Days recommended: depends on how hungry you are! Where we slept: private room in immaculate designer furnished Airbnb flat in Miraflores, hosted by Miguel. What we ate: awesome ...
COPACABANA Days spent: 1 Days recommended: 1 Where we slept: Disney-esque ultra-comfy suit in the surprisingly inexpensive and eco-friendly Hostal Las Olas. This place alone is a good enough reason to ...
POTOSI’ Days spent: 1 + 1/2 Days recommended: 1 + 1/2 Where we slept: dorm where all the backpackers stay in Potosi, Casa Blanca Hostel. A safe and central solution with a very laid back attitude and ...
(For the first part) What to do (continues): After a quick breakfast at the salt hotel we jumped on our 4WD jeep and drove through some pretty bumpy and irregular uphill paths (not even sure they can ...
Days spent: 4 days (3 as part of the Salar de Uyuni tour) Days recommended: 3 (if you manage to make arrangements for the Salar de Uyuni tour before heading to town, or also, simply arrive late in the ...
Days spent: 2 days in Salta, 1,5 days driving through Quebrada de las Conchas Days recommended: half day in Salta and at least 2 days around Cafayate Where we slept: Dorm first, then upgrade to a ...
[for the previous part] What to do (continues): Laguna Chaxa. An endless field of rugged crystals, interrupted here and there by reddish-brownish lagoons. Right in the middle of Salar de Atacama, this ...
Days spent: 4 Days recommended: 3 Where we slept: dorm @ Hostal Lackuntur, hosted by the most long-winded lady ever: Nancy. Our check in / interview lasted something like 1 hour and was entirely in ...
Days spent: 2 + 1/2 Days recommended: 2 + 1/2 Where we slept: Beautiful Airbnb room with rooftop terrace in a shared house in Cerro Bellavista. What we ate: avocado, tomatoes and eggs on toast for ...
ILHA GRANDE Days spent: 4 Days recommended: totally depends on the weather Where we slept: Airbnb double bedroom in a Tarzan-esque wooden hut in the middle of the jungle, hosted by Daniel [Rainforest ...
I’m writing this while on a 22 hours bus journey from Santiago to Calama, in Chile. I have the Pacific Ocean on my left side and the Andes on my right. The sun is shining and, apart from the bus, ...