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La Paz Bolivia to the Jungle
After 13 dental visits (for Merv), it was finally time to leave La Paz Bolivia and head in the direction of the Central Highlands and further on into The Pampas and The Jungle. The day before we left Merv rotated the tyres on our truck and he noticed that our second fuel tank was loose, … Continue reading
WOW – A day on the Death Road Bolivia
All five of us, Sandra, Dominick, Frank , Merv and I had been staying in the same camp-site for a few days, doing repairs on our trucks, motor-bike and Merv visiting the dentist, so we decided it was time to have a day of fun and adventure on mountain bikes, and it did not disappoint. … Continue reading
Cholitas – Women’s Bolivian Wrestling
It was time for something a little different, so one evening we went to see The Bolivian Wrestling Cholitas and they did not disappoint. This is held in El Alto every Sunday evening with the show lasting about two hours. El Alto itself has over 1,000,000 inhabitants and the city is relatively new, built only … Continue reading
Who let the dogs out – Humberstone
Sadly we were on our last few days in Chile, but as they say all good things come to an end. Lucky for us though we are traveling North and still have loads of new adventures, new countries and new places to visit. From leaving Chuquicamata Mine we decided to take the coast road to Iquique but … Continue reading
El Tatio – Highest Geyser Field in the World
Snowstorms on the way to El Tatio Geyser Field At one stage we really thought the El Tatio Geyser Field was going to elude us as we had made two previous attempts to get to see them, and the weather created quite an obstacle for us, yes we had snow. The problem wasn’t driving through … Continue reading
San Pedro de Atacama – A great place to Chill
San Pedro de Atacama was our destination after our wonderful journey in Bolivia through the Salar and its surrounding lakes and volcanoes. This is probably our last visit to Chile and we expect to be only here for ten days or so, maybe a little longer. It is a small dusty town of unpaved roads … Continue reading