Samaipata 01.06. - 06.07.11 The beautiful village of SAMAIPATA (1.650m) is set in the stunning wilderness in the foothills of the CORDILLERA ORIENTAL in Bolivia. A perfect base to chill, hike or explore the numerous sights e.g. the mystical pre-Inca site of "El Fuerte". I left Santa Cruz just after I had my last "Spanish Lesson" with Gladys on Friday morning, 01.07.11. The only way to get there was by taxi. So I waited at the "...

Santa Cruz 26.06 .- 01.07.11 My original plan was to fly from ASUNCION in Paraguay to QUITO in Ecuador….but as all flights were quite expensive I had only two choices….to either go all the way via bus through Bolivia and Peru which would have taken me probably 4-6 days or buy a cheaper flight to LIMA in Peru. As I definitely didn't want to spend 6 days in the bus I booked a flight from Santa Cruz in Bolivia to Lima in Peru…..and fortunately I foun...

28.11.10 Isla de Sol / Lake Titicaca On Saturday morning, 28.11.10 I took a motor boat to the ISLA DE SOL FROM COPACABANA. The trip to the north of the island took 2 ½ hours. My plan was to hike from the north to the south which are approx. 12 km and break it up at the village called "Cha'lla" where I would stay overnight. But on the highest point at 4.032m I met the German girl Lydia who was only doing the day trip on the Isla de Sol. She was t...

13.12.-16.12.10 Salar de Uyuni / Bolivia I would have loved to take the night bus from Sucre to Uyuni but as there wasn't one; I left SUCRE on Monday morning, 13.12.10 at 7am. As the direct bus was fully booked I had to change buses in POTOSI which wasn't too bad as I could stretch my legs for a while and get a bite to eat. On the bus I met Lauren and Tom from Melbourne in Australia. After a 10 hour bus ride through a beautiful landscape we arrived in ...

10.12.-13.12.10 Sucre / Bolivia On the 10.12.10 I took the night bus from LA PAZ to SUCRE. The trip took around 12 hours but at 4am in the morning the bus broke down in the middle of nowhere. After the bus driver realized that he wasn't able to fix the problem he called the bus company in order to send a replacement. After 2 ½ hours we were still waiting in the "pampa". There was only one other tourist on the bus…Harry from Florida. Harry w...