Accommodation

Bonito Brazil River Tubing Down Waterfalls

We walked down from the Balneario Municipal Park for our next adventure which is Tubing Down Waterfalls. Wrong Booking Time However, there is a small problem. We had been given the wrong time and so we missed our booking. We had already been charged for the experience at Catarino’s Guest House. They were wonderful, however, and booked […]

Bonito Brazil Balneario Municipal Park – Swimming With Fish

We are staying at Catarino’s Guest House and we want to go and swim with giant fish at Balneario Park.  We’ve just had a really exciting time in the last few days exploring the largest wetlands in the world – right near here in The Pantanal of Brazil. Tour Prices We have picked two of the […]

Our Last Day in Sucre Bolivia

Our last day in Sucre, Bolivia is somewhat sad as we love this beautiful city. Sucre has fantastic markets, dinosaur footprints, great parks, and is also so affordable. I have to say that we have had great accommodation at the Hostelling International, and we have enjoyed delicious and inexpensive meals too. When we first arrived […]

Stuck in Sucre Bolivia Road Blockages

We should be heading for Brazil from Sucre, however, there seem to be road blockages on every exit out of the country. Road Blockages I have already booked our bus tickets to Santa Cruz. Initially, we were told that this was a 24-hour strike on all major roads in out of the city with road blockages. Then we […]

Poor On The Streets That We Want To Help in Sucre Bolivia

There are so many poor on the streets that we want to help in Sucre Bolivia that we don’t know where to start. The old city is glorious, but as we visit we pass many old ladies and men sitting and begging. Dogs wander the streets, but it is the begging children that we are […]

Salt Flats Bolivia – DO NOT Lick the Salt

Today I share with you a serious warning if you are visiting the salt flats of Bolivia, and that is to ‘DO NOT Lick the Salt‘. I sit on a pillow on the wooden floorboards, in a dark and basic bedroom, and here I type. Today has been a VERY long day.  When Illness Hits And You […]

Salt Flats Uyuni Jirira Posada Dona Lupe Bolivia

Our dream has been to stay in some of the most unique accommodations in the world and one of those we hope for is a house made of salt bricks at Posada Dona Lupe. Bus Comfort This bus is freezing cold as the side window has slowly worked open. My attempts to shove a plastic bag […]

Staying with a Local Family and Isla Taquile Peru

Our day is action-packed as we head from Isla Amantani to Isla Taquile and back to Puno. Sickness I have a migraine that has kept me awake all night. Though sickness might spoil your plans, do not let it spoil your day or night. Isla Taquile Thanks to altitude sickness, I get to see an amazing […]

Floating Islands of Uros Local Family Stay Amantani Island

Today we are off to the Floating Islands of Uros. We wake up at 5:00 am., pack up our room, store things downstairs, eat breakfast, and take a backpack each with us on our adventure. Tour Scam At 7:00 a.m. I am still haggling prices of our tour with a sub-agent for Escandinavia Travel who […]

Lima to Arequipa Peru By Coach

We have just managed to get a great deal on a TEPSA coach to travel from Lima to Arequipa here in Peru. TEPSA is a newish coach company. Booking Coach Tickets They have a deal that two seats on each coach to ‘selected designations’ are massively reduced. So we arrive in the hope that we […]

L’Auberge Inn And Quito Ecuador

L’Auberge Inn And Quito Ecuador Last night we arrived from Colombia and the window of our room was wide open when we arrived at L’Auberge Inn.  L’Auberge Inn overlooked the city and hills and as the lights twinkled in the still night, it looked lovely. Traffic By 6:00 a.m., the horns were blasting, and numerous sirens […]

Villa de Leyva A Gorgeous Colonial Town Colombia

Villa de Leyva A Gorgeous Colonial Town Colombia One of the most incredible Colonial Town Colombia has to offer is awaiting you with Villa de Leyva and we are here to tell and show you why. As our bus from Guatavita comes to a standstill we are confronted with outstanding architecture in this beautiful piece […]