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Southwest Bolivia: Tour from Tupiza to Uyuni
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…
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The World’s Most Dangerous Road and Coroico
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…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
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…
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La Paz
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…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
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…
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Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas
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…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
in #Tupiza & heading on a jeep tour of the SW tmrw- colored lakes, salt flats, weird rock formations, flamingos etc! http://t.co/EvgOSUi # Out of 5 services we canceled before leaving the US (Pepco, Verizon, TMobile, AT&T, Directv), only 1 got it right: thanks @directv! # At a cafe with wifi in #LaPaz It's 6…
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Yum: Inca Cola
Coca-cola is everywhere in South America, but Peru has always been fighting back with its own popular soda: Inca Cola. It’s bright yellow and made from lemongrass, which sounds cool, but in reality it tastes like bubble gum! So it’s not surprising to see kids addicted to it, but I don’t quite get adults’ fascination…
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Ica & Huacachina: Lots of Pisco, Lots of Sand
We needed a place to break up the very long journey between Lima and Cusco (anywhere from 20 to 30 hours depending on which route you take). Our stop options on the shortest route were either Nazca, home of the famous Nazca lines which can be seen from an airplane tour, or Ica, a town…
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A Trip to the Salon
Some of you have been asking: what do we look like after 2+ months of travel? Yes, we still use razors once in a while; yes, we are tan (but it’s a farmer’s tan); yes, we still wear shoes regularly. However, my hair was out of control long (for me)– it hadn’t been this long…
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