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Sunday, March 13 I thought we’d never make it out of Bolivia. As an anxiety-ridden pessimist, I was certain the Bolivian government or Argentinian airlines would find something wrong with our paperwork and prevent us from leaving. When we woke up at 6am, the plan was to get an Uber at 7am. Karen recommended weContinue reading “Buenos Aires”

Friday, March 11 Our driver, José Luis, and our guide, Iver, showed up a few minutes late to pick us up from our Airbnb. We drove southwest out of the city toward Samaipata, taking winding and crumbling roads through the Amazon to the base of the Andes. On the way Iver had us stop atContinue reading “Santa Cruz de la Sierra – Day Trips”

A Tapir peed on us. But I’ll get to that… Tuesday, March 8 From Uyuni we had to take the night bus up to La Paz. We got to La Paz early on Tuesday morning and headed straight to the airport. We spent many hours in the airport, eating overpriced food and stretching the WiFiContinue reading “Santa Cruz de La Sierra”

Carl kindly gave me a break and guest wrote this blog. Any complaints? Take it up with him. If you like his writing more than my usual posts, please keep this information to yourself. Saturday, March 5 We woke up at the Salty House, pleased with the comfy beds and private room, but unhappy withContinue reading “Southwest Bolivia”

Thursday, March 3 We woke up after noon and ventured out into the town to get something to eat. We soon realized that most restaurants were open 8am-12pm and 4-8pm, closed during the day. Well, this left us few options… We ended up at a place that advertised coffee and sandwiches, including vegetarian ones. WeContinue reading “Uyuni and the Salt Flats”

Tuesday, March 1 – Fat Tuesday We slept in hard and then used the remaining morning hours to book some travel reservations. We finally left our Airbnb and walked again up the hill to Sagarnaga street, aiming for the witch market. Everything seemed closed for the holiday and the weather kept changing dramatically from coldContinue reading “La Paz – Part 2”

Sunday, February 27 The Airport Even as a former government employee, I couldn’t believe the logistical inefficiencies I was experiencing. It was 6am at the Bolivia El Alto internacional airport. I sat, slumped against the wall, last in line to get a visa. Carl stood in front of me, shifting his feet nervously. He walkedContinue reading “La Paz, Bolivia”

Monday, February 28 The tour van came to our street to pick us up promptly at 7:30am. We were the first to get picked up and hoped we’d be the only ones because the van was teeny tiny. We ended up picking up enough people and suitcases to fill up the whole thing and ourContinue reading “Lake Titicaca”

Wednesday, February 23 The complimentary breakfast at the Paradis hotel included bread, fruit, and eggs to order. We thought the bread at the hostel in aguas calientes was terrible but we realized, at this fancy hotel, that breakfast bread in Peru is always bad. Like white bread naan that was baked many days ago. Still,Continue reading “Cusco”

Sunday, February 20 We were so happy to land in Cusco early in the morning with no hiccups, knowing we still had several hours before we needed to catch our train. We got an Uber into town and enjoyed talking with the driver who spoke slow, well pronounced Spanish that we could completely understand! HeContinue reading “Machu Picchu”