These lines are still a mystery. Scientists refer to them as geoglyphs made by the Nazca people around 500 BCE and 500 CE. But why are they here? We drove directly to the airport, because you can get the best prices directly at the airline. There are around 7–8 different airlines operating flights over the … More Flying over the Nazca lines
We divided our visit to Machu Picchu into two articles because we didn’t want to spoil the article about Machu Picchu with the problems we had with our tour. Machu Picchu is on the list of 7 wonders of the world. Well deserved if you ask me. Looking at the list (Colloseum, Taj Mahal, Christ … More Mystical Machu Picchu
As already mentioned a few times we came to South America pretty unprepared. We are somehow travelling with the motto: “go with the flow”, which has proven as not the best in South America. But we knew from the start that we are going to visit Machu Picchu. There are many ways how you can … More Machu Picchu by car or how NOT to do it
First country in south America where drivers actually look after pedestrians Curvy and beautiful women myth=confirmed 🙂 Salsa is everywhere, party, party Funny unusual Spanish; James is by far the most popular sportsperson, if not person (right after Simon Bolivar), Inconsiderate people Paying by any kind of card can be complicated 7 stvari, … More 7 things we learned about Colombia
Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. It belongs to Bolivia and Peru. We visited both sides, but prefer the Peruvian side. Why? Keep on reading 🙂 Bolivian side The biggest town and tourist centre is Copacabana (not to mistaken with the one in Rio). It´s easy to find accommodation, food and … More Titicaca lake
It used to be one of the most dangerous roads in the world until it was shut down for traffic. Now it is open for adrenaline seeking tourists and taxis. It was featured in of the episodes of Top Gear. 🙂 We arranged a tour from La Paz. There are many different operators, their prices … More Riding the death road
Taxi drivers won’t haggle Official currency is US dollar Because of dollars not that cheap Ceviche is cooked People have no feeling for personal space Actually queuing for busses Very cheap Magnum (the ice-cream of course) 7 stvari, ki sva se jih naučila o Ekvadorju Vozniki taksijev ne barantajo Uradna valuta je … More 7 things we learned about Ecuador
The Bolivian capital La Paz is a huge city nested between hills and mountains. It is also the highest capital in the world at 3,660 metres above sea level. The old historical part with its centre around St. Francisco church is a tourist favourite – lots of restaurants, tour agencies and shops. The easiest way … More La Paz
Two words (skiing, Bosnia) you wouldn’t expect in the same sentence? Well, think again, because these two words go hand in hand and they do that pretty well actually. 🙂 When you think of skiing for New Year you think of Austrian Alps, the Dolomites, French huge skiing resorts and so and so on. So … More New Year’s skiing in Bosnia and Herzegovina – an “alternative” skiing destination
Arriving in La Paz we had no clue what to see & do. Our biggest concern was internet for Jure´s work and in a country like Bolivia this isn’t an easy task. We found a guesthouse in Sopocachi, the posher neighbourhood in La paz. It had internet, but slow (ok, better than in Atacama), the … More A little piece of Austria in Bolivia – La Paz from above
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