Patagonia is calling!

Sunday 8th November 2015 evening Once upon a time there was a man with a dream. His name was Orelie-Antoine de Tounens. He was French and his dream was to become the King of Patagonia.  He first spent 2 years in Santiago and Valparaiso and in 1860 he met Mapuche people, traced the borders of … More Patagonia is calling!

Iguazu Falls – Brazil

Thursday 29th October 2015 We met at 7.30am in the brekky area of the hostel. It was a buffet style with so many things! The fruits and juices look so amazing but I still had my controllable diarrhea catching me every single time I was going to toilets so I sticked to cakes and drinking … More Iguazu Falls – Brazil

Santa Cruz to Campo Grande

Monday 26th October 2015 evening The journey to Campo Grande started by arriving at 7.30pm at Santa Cruz terminal bus station as I was told by Mauricio, the guy who sold me the ticket…and realising that the bus was leaving only at…9pm!!! Thanks….Anyway. It was interesting to observe how buzzying the station was at night. … More Santa Cruz to Campo Grande

La Paz to Santa Cruz

Monday 26th October 2015 I woke up at 5.15am, packed my bag and said good-bye to Samantha at 5.45am. Who knows when and where we would meet again? Probably in another unexpected place! As we had already met on 4 continents, she said next time we should meet in Africa!! Why not!!! 😀 I jumped … More La Paz to Santa Cruz

Isla del Sol – Day 2

Sunday 25th October 2015 Here was the view from our window of the harbour at 7am, when it was still really quiet. The view was clear and we could see the snowy peaks of the mountains in the background. We slept a bit longer and around 10am decided to go for breakfast. There was more … More Isla del Sol – Day 2

Isla del Sol – Day 1

Saturday 24th October 2015 We woke up at 5am with the alarm clock, slept in until 5.20am, got ready and grabbed a minibus from the street from Obrajes neighbourhood where Sam lives to the La Paz bus terminal. We were there around 6.15am and went to different booths to find bus tickets for Copacabana. This agency … More Isla del Sol – Day 1

Huayna Potosi – Day 2

Monday 19th October 2015 With Annabel we woke up at 11.30pm and started getting ready. Well…woke up. I actually didn`t sleep much that night, so at 11.08pm, I started looking at my GPS-clock more often until 11.30pm. I touched the arm of Annabel who was sleeping on my left. Annabel was kind of awake too … More Huayna Potosi – Day 2