But For the Sky

Month: September 2011

  • Bolivia and Argentina: General Observations

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    I think our posts generally do a decent job of describing where we’ve been, what we’ve done, and what we’ve been eating, but I’m not sure we’ve given you our general impressions of the countries or their culture (although you can often probably gather some of that). In any event, the last two countries we’ve…

  • Yum: Jugo de Durazno Seco

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    We’re always on the lookout for new street food, especially if the locals are eating it, so after seeing stands in La Paz selling glasses of amber liquid with a strange round object at the bottom, we eventually worked up our courage to ask what it was and try a glass. Despite our best guesses…

  • Video Dump 2

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    Here are a few videos we’ve taken that haven’t found their way into our last few posts. First, the most pigeons we’ve ever seen, at Plaza Murillo in La Paz Bolivia. Also, there were people selling bags of corn with signs saying something like: “Sterilization: instead of a cruel death”. We think they irradiate the…

  • Yum: Pique Macho

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    Pique Macho,  roughly translated, means man-snack. It may not look that appetizing, but Pique Macho is a classic Bolivian dish containing beef, french fries, onions, peppers, ‘sausage’ (i.e., hot dogs), and hard-boiled egg. I suppose it’s kind of like an American casserole, which I have always thought of as a dish that just contains whatever…

  • Southwest Bolivia: Tour from Tupiza to Uyuni

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    After a relaxing few days in Coroico, we high-tailed it south to the small town of Tupiza, famous for being near the (possible) final resting place of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and for being the less-popular gateway to the fascinating high-mountain desert of Bolivia. We booked a four day tour and hopped in…

  • The World’s Most Dangerous Road and Coroico

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    When we got to Bolivia, we knew we definitely wanted to do one thing: pick one place and just relax and catch up on life somewhere peaceful that we didn’t have to spend a dozen hours on a bus to get to. Bolivia isn’t a huge country, but many of its most interesting regions and…

  • Weekly Twitter Updates

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    17 hour bus ride to #Bariloche included 3 meals & wine. It's gorgeous here, despite a bit of volcanic ash from the June eruption on the air! # Bought our tickets from #BuenosAires to #Capetown for Oct 9! New continent! Scary and exciting 🙂 # heading to #Bariloche tonight to catch the end of ski…

  • La Paz

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    After a somewhat hectic entrance into Bolivia, we were happy to arrive to our hotel in the neighborhood of Sopocachi in La Paz. We didn’t really know what to expect of this city of almost two million people and 4,000m above sea-level (the world’s highest capital), as most people either love or hate large cities…

  • Weekly Twitter Updates

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    Anyone know why coffee is always served with seltzer in Argentina? Palate cleanser? Hydration? Luckily I haven't seen anyone mix the two! # Asked for the cheapest toothpaste at the pharmacy; it tastes like black licorice! I only know abt 2 people who would be as thrilled as I am! # Road trip near #Salta…

  • Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas

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    Cusco, our last stop in Peru, sometimes gets pigeonholed as merely the gateway to Machu Picchu and the Incas’ Sacred Valley, but it’s also a vibrant and enchanting city in its own right. We had some great food, and enjoyed exploring the city’s narrow, cobblestonedstreets. The city was the Incas’ historical capital and there are…