South America

Lake Titicaca

Posted by on Oct 11, 2011 in Bolivia | 4 comments

Lake Titicaca

It is my understanding that you can not visit either Bolivia or Peru without going to Lake Titicaca, located on the border between the two.

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Trujillo Peru… My First Tea Party

Posted by on Oct 3, 2011 in Peru | 0 comments

Trujillo Peru… My First Tea Party

After trekking through the jungle for days, and being at high altitude for months, we were ready for a beach!

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Macchu Pichu – 100 Year Anniversary

Posted by on Sep 17, 2011 in Peru | 0 comments

Macchu Pichu – 100 Year Anniversary

Macchu Pichu celebrated its 100th anniversary of being discovered by the western world on July 24th, the exact day we visited. We didn’t know that until we got there, and we didn’t really belive the tour guide, but Wikipedia agrees so it must be true. Ok, I’ve gotten ahead of myself, let me step back.

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Oasis Escape

Posted by on Sep 16, 2011 in Peru | 0 comments

Oasis Escape

Huacachina, Peru is like no place on earth. It is an oasis city surrounded by some of the world’s biggest sand dunes. We had a short 5 hour bus ride from Lima to Ica down the coast, Huacahina is a short, 5 minute taxi trip from Ica.

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Death Road Bike Tour

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 in Bolivia | 0 comments

Death Road Bike Tour

We found ourselves flying uncontrollably down one of the most dangerous roads in the world. With beautiful landscape around us, we rarely found the courage to take our eyes off the road to appreciate the view.

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Salar de Uyuni

Posted by on Aug 21, 2011 in Bolivia | 2 comments

Salar de Uyuni

We woke up at 5 am to see the sunrise over the salt flats. It was the most breath taking natural phenomenon I have ever witnessed.

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