tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74247902692563088062024-03-05T13:37:06.437+01:0024hourfindingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-26658616244259702582016-04-24T22:20:00.001+02:002016-04-24T22:20:44.244+02:00#foodpost - Artichoke and Spinach Pizza - Basille's NYC inspired<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, back in December when we visited NYC we ate <i>a lotta, lotta </i>food but one of our favourites was the humungous slice of artichoke pizza from the popular Basille's Pizza in Chelsea. It cost $5, was the size of my head and was simply delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Naturally, we've been craving a slice ever since and after looking at a few different recipes online we chose bits and pieces of them to make the easiest artichoke pizza that we could and it worked a treat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White flour with yeast - <i>simply add water, oil and salt</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I made my own base with shop bought pizza flour. I added half the amount of water to flour, plus 3 teaspoons of olive oil and a few pinches of salt. I wanted a deep pan style so I kneaded the dough twice over an hour and also left it to rise once i'd added the toppings. In future, I'm going to try a thinner crust and not leave it to rise at all.</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So first...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Before adding your toppings, </b>add your garlic to the olive oil and mix. You also need to chop the artichoke hearts into quarters and drain to keep from getting a soggy pizza.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Add </b>the artichoke pieces and spinach leaves and then, yes, cover with another handful of mozzarella cheese and if you really want to, another sprinkle of parmesan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Season</b> with salt and pepper and put your pizza in the oven... medium/high for 10 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and brown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's certainly no Basille's... I think I'd need about 3x the cheese but it definitely curbed our cravings!</span></div>
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I don't know much about art but I know what I like and what I don't and sometimes that's all I need to worry about as I'm strolling, hand in hand, down one of the many aisles in one of the many museums that we visit from time to time.<br />
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Last weekend we stumbled across the <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span>during a walk around Madrid and being a sucker for gift shops I remembered that I'd read in AD mag just how good this one was. In fact... As soon as I'd got in line with my handful of goodies I knew I was being a fool for not making us pay the small price and having a quick look around. So... We strategically placed our pile of things in a 'save for later' spot and headed for the ticket desk.<br />
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The museum is one of three in the golden triangle of art in Madrid, along with the Prado and Reina Sofia, and houses a full timeline of pieces that the latter don't. It's the second largest personal collection in the world and we saw everything from a royal portrait of Henry VIII to Picasso to Monet to Edward Hopper. </div>
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Of everything in there, one set caught my eye and I was already desperate to see what prints they had in the shop on the way out... They were three pieces by a guy called Richard Estes, well known for his hyperrealism style and his paintings based around 1960's New York. The first picture and my favourite of the three, we managed to find a small copy in the gift shop which is currently hanging in our lounge with our NYC memorabilia sitting closely nearby... Along with everything being so colourful and clean cut.. the paintings make you feel like you've caught New York on a Sunday morning just before the rest of the city wakes.<br />
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If you ever have the chance to visit Museo <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">Thyssen-Bornemisza</span>, do it... whether you're an art buff or not... The building itself and it's front patio are worth the wander over alone. Oh, and the gift shop of course!</div>
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So, we got back a week ago and luckily for us our post travelling blues were curbed by the thoughts of seeing our family and friends after such a long time. Not to mention Christmas in the UK.... TV dramas on the sofa, piles of mince pies, Christmas decorations in Manchester city centre and all the warm pubs to get merry in.<br />
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I didn't want to write a huge post on our time in New York because I think it would be impossible. We crammed as much into our time there as possible and I really wouldn't know where to start! <b>But</b>.... I did think a post about food wouldn't be so bad... We ate enough of it!! </div>
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So... As sad as it sounds... Here's a big list of our favourite places we found/hunted down/were told we <i>had</i> to go to in New York. </div>
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<b>Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company, Astoria </b><i>coconut bagel with honey, bacon, sriracha cream cheese + poppyseed bagel with pumpkin cream cheese <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bkbagelny/?hl=en" target="_blank">@bkbagelny</a></i><br />
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<b>Queens Comfort, Astoria </b><i>chicken biscuit benedict, chicken and waffles, cheese, bacon, fried egg, english muffin and tots and almond champagne BYOB! The best brunch you'll ever have! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/queenscomfort/?hl=en" target="_blank">@queenscomfort</a></i><br />
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<b>Artichoke Pizza, Chelsea </b><i>pizza with artichokes, spinach, cream sauce, mozzarella and romano cheese <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artichokepizza/?hl=en" target="_blank">@artichokepizza</a></i></div>
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<b>Dough Doughnuts, Flat Iron & Brooklyn Roasting Company </b><i>cinnamon sugar, café au lait, mocha-almond crunch, cheesecake <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doughdoughnuts/?hl=en" target="_blank">@doughdoughnuts</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brooklynroasting/?hl=en" target="_blank">@brooklynroasting</a></i></div>
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<b>Xi'an Famous Foods, off Times Sq. </b><i>spicy cumin lamb soup, broad noodles with oxtail... The most delish Chinese food ever <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xianfoods/" target="_blank">@xianfoods</a></i></div>
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<b>Fuku, East Village </b><i>fried chicken sandwich at the David Chang, Lucky Peach magazine owned restaurant <a href="https://www.instagram.com/momolongplay/?hl=en" target="_blank">@momolongplay</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/luckypeach/" target="_blank">@luckypeach</a></i></div>
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<b>Meltkraft, Greenwich Village </b><i>grilled cheese <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meltkraft/" target="_blank">@meltkraft</a></i></div>
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A really short post to wrap up everything we've done since we started in August. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBnFRx7jWj5AX1z3wxRM2Oz6PqQBE8VdFWW6I5QIRf8hywAmMs_DQf-dk_hvuKieZE09ld2d8NcVGHrMVSycPEbR57ZacwpfEYWdlWKfhZ0eAkDhe_fEZ31ZYnjcjpnDuOZ5LMCEejb8/s640/blogger-image-530451563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBnFRx7jWj5AX1z3wxRM2Oz6PqQBE8VdFWW6I5QIRf8hywAmMs_DQf-dk_hvuKieZE09ld2d8NcVGHrMVSycPEbR57ZacwpfEYWdlWKfhZ0eAkDhe_fEZ31ZYnjcjpnDuOZ5LMCEejb8/s640/blogger-image-530451563.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql2yROGfcnSAUsot0n2BFbmmpATSqMMoczIDb7_LhBUqsVdFk7zaz1f5-2KNsca_bHiNAEvIXodnArP84ADVHEzohS8zE9OMpo10dPwHDTtZYqDm9kg2BsO-HU82Uwvh6PiKkQHy4k3k/s640/blogger-image-1404467743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm sure we'll see you soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Amiee and Harry</div><div>X</div><div><br></div></div>
</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-51870043665271374612015-12-04T15:54:00.001+01:002015-12-04T16:17:22.612+01:00#foodpost - Ecuadorian delights<center>
<div>When thinking about how to describe Ecuadorian food it's difficult to pin down, it's so different, diverse and varied in different regions. But I think the words quietly brilliant sum it up best.</div><div><br></div><div>Not as in your face, loud or brash as Colombian food, the meals we had in Ecuador on the surface looked and seemed pretty basic but somewhere along the line they'd hit you with something totally unexpected. A subtle spice, herb or garnish (banana in soup) or a strangely placed ingredient (guinea pig yes please!). These things made the seemingly bland dishes incredibly tasty.</div><div><br></div><div>Like in Colombia I think the food says a lot about the country itself and the people and culture within it. Ecuador is a smaller and quieter country than Colombia, but what it lacks in size it sure makes up for in amazing culture and jaw dropping natural beauty.</div><div><br></div><div>The people seem a lot more reserved than their Colombian neighbours, not unfriendly but quietly going about there day and getting on with the daily routines. It's like they don't have to shout and brag about how great their country is, they just know. So the country is kind of like the food, quietly brilliant.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Seco de chivo </b>(goat stew)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIV3lW5JfUWPAHJsSM7SfnewKb5bqupV1TbsNzCNAWsy1raPPvwE13mMQteHQpepKXbmaw_J7E4FmjBIghLsuPlrKtJHqPkuIiEoSDAl85nwCC69DXFv9sRswdB5CT5czofCoePwb4fs/s640/blogger-image--2131048598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIV3lW5JfUWPAHJsSM7SfnewKb5bqupV1TbsNzCNAWsy1raPPvwE13mMQteHQpepKXbmaw_J7E4FmjBIghLsuPlrKtJHqPkuIiEoSDAl85nwCC69DXFv9sRswdB5CT5czofCoePwb4fs/s640/blogger-image--2131048598.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Yaguarlocro </b>(tripe soup with dried blood and avocado garnish)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8fhoMUIFdavMHojTq7OBHK5RnKsYtv9AYOF-DHsGyASPFUqqf0LNeP6kQYajaU1vr1vsTeoebEFRk-wGDFpiVEPcZtJw3hWnlyayrFFnmaPhmj53y6LhpmURdaAIidvArxDxapy4TW8/s640/blogger-image-632240777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-69373546008334215392015-12-01T15:07:00.001+01:002015-12-09T23:42:54.436+01:00#travelpost - Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Samaipata - the final leg!<center>
We spent our final ten days in Bolivia in three very different places. <div><br></div><div>We spent the first two nights after Sucre in a city called <b>Cochabamba</b>. There wasn't a lot to do here except try the last of local specialities and take a trip up the cable cars to the huge Jesus statue. The town was surprisingly split between a modern, wide avenue Miraflores style and the typical older part of town filled with shoe shops, electronic carts and shoe shiners. Harry tried <i>lomo borracho </i>drunk meat... A flavoursome beer soup filled with chips, beef, onions and an egg... Basically a dish <i>in a dish!! </i>The hostel had a patio to sit in the sun so we were pretty happy doing nothing for most of the time. The second day we <font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">had a walk across town to the base of the cable cars, there we jumped into a half full one (with some girly teenagers and a little brother) and whilst being questioned about what England is like we made our way up to the top to see the views.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd8w_-B10MjpeNc6IvmE2rID40T1LY3JByaQZN-SjcXvVsVCRoli0GSwIfg8qnnYDx1XV_z7_r2mVc5zjbmUBxOQqPL0Pa_9E9_DtAnsOh7g5MM8vMxs4XtQpRSPxVH346_v2bJOpkrI/s640/blogger-image--2126810398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd8w_-B10MjpeNc6IvmE2rID40T1LY3JByaQZN-SjcXvVsVCRoli0GSwIfg8qnnYDx1XV_z7_r2mVc5zjbmUBxOQqPL0Pa_9E9_DtAnsOh7g5MM8vMxs4XtQpRSPxVH346_v2bJOpkrI/s640/blogger-image--2126810398.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj81355R5b78SsYSEQNU75bcQMpdBFTnBf31uhXX3twm1KA48sm0u2i2s2cCMJ69FH93v8BmnHIo9grDZBUCuVafMOEJ2eGuvBWJ5qfLX7lCtjyNpMATotsEc1_h9-QwMjzG7rDVWyiAg/s640/blogger-image-1705358288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj81355R5b78SsYSEQNU75bcQMpdBFTnBf31uhXX3twm1KA48sm0u2i2s2cCMJ69FH93v8BmnHIo9grDZBUCuVafMOEJ2eGuvBWJ5qfLX7lCtjyNpMATotsEc1_h9-QwMjzG7rDVWyiAg/s640/blogger-image-1705358288.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx1cxSt9CTx4evf3rvIp2OoUitTWQ3DqUBXWcLyfBrwD2TW6LSaJogOSlUDoVeIsOixGi7YP2wywbOrSb70ZkyOhFa6xaAofS1V0PBLfe112nIBRiDEdFCzwhjmIfhST4rEFuSxciwqU/s640/blogger-image-1998519181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx1cxSt9CTx4evf3rvIp2OoUitTWQ3DqUBXWcLyfBrwD2TW6LSaJogOSlUDoVeIsOixGi7YP2wywbOrSb70ZkyOhFa6xaAofS1V0PBLfe112nIBRiDEdFCzwhjmIfhST4rEFuSxciwqU/s640/blogger-image-1998519181.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx1cxSt9CTx4evf3rvIp2OoUitTWQ3DqUBXWcLyfBrwD2TW6LSaJogOSlUDoVeIsOixGi7YP2wywbOrSb70ZkyOhFa6xaAofS1V0PBLfe112nIBRiDEdFCzwhjmIfhST4rEFuSxciwqU/s640/blogger-image-1998519181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNfhccitpVWpFx0ONPjbPK80QF7hVisc8BqCmtBYJvrmxcyKFGhnQ_E__8Hh98jbQpmbJYZpzUYnadY5jX-JCRQwstuNRn94tI3CWQPZnCiahocuViqv09NdwJiclfsmZ2aAeAmXHCyI/s640/blogger-image--1821050802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNfhccitpVWpFx0ONPjbPK80QF7hVisc8BqCmtBYJvrmxcyKFGhnQ_E__8Hh98jbQpmbJYZpzUYnadY5jX-JCRQwstuNRn94tI3CWQPZnCiahocuViqv09NdwJiclfsmZ2aAeAmXHCyI/s640/blogger-image--1821050802.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G6uUVRtrUm8qWAjuzNKW587ViUvZ5KuUNzzSgioLMVBUFpAT4n7MEU5YE8weMVojfnd-akowdV9OBzV5NR9LIxzY_UBjHuufth5hLgjRoaIKDWIRV3Jcmyxk9sMVfiXX7Iv3GFbn33U/s640/blogger-image-614307544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G6uUVRtrUm8qWAjuzNKW587ViUvZ5KuUNzzSgioLMVBUFpAT4n7MEU5YE8weMVojfnd-akowdV9OBzV5NR9LIxzY_UBjHuufth5hLgjRoaIKDWIRV3Jcmyxk9sMVfiXX7Iv3GFbn33U/s640/blogger-image-614307544.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFduLaCb3kPB8mtoF_J_qWJ5E-HdXFcLwxKBctRvf7Qnxp1XJVGC78OnitCoyQbU7Qng5OeI6c8-sI_T0138j0XnEzc3ZQKSomNc2GqnpSrIHtPuv9QZ-4IoOsy9DwRe_8K4XZ_bt8nc/s640/blogger-image--281375395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFduLaCb3kPB8mtoF_J_qWJ5E-HdXFcLwxKBctRvf7Qnxp1XJVGC78OnitCoyQbU7Qng5OeI6c8-sI_T0138j0XnEzc3ZQKSomNc2GqnpSrIHtPuv9QZ-4IoOsy9DwRe_8K4XZ_bt8nc/s640/blogger-image--281375395.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">The only thing standing between Cochabamba and <b>Santa Cruz</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>was our <i>final </i>12 hour night bus.... I can't tell you how happy I was when it was over. There's nothing appealing about having someone's knees in your back, chair on your lap and a window that won't jam open no matter how hot or stuffy it is. But... We made it! </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><b>Santa Cruz </b>is technically our final place before we leave South America and fly to New York via Panama. It's the most populous city in Bolivia and it's a boom city... You can be right in the centre of town and it still feels like you've not quite reached it because of all of the low rises and wide streets. Yesterday we had lunch in the market and got our bearings... We also went to the supermarket... We <i>love </i>the supermarket but you don't understand... In Bolivia there's hardly any! The joys of not having to go to the market for once. We've got a pool in the hostel and tonight it's free Caipirinha night *hands up emoji*.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGZSKG-pW_Aa3CD6G0DKLAQDcTcLEKnP0u4XirZyq-jQ5VtjlWQa5yVLmgjSSyDhanj4_VUmPjPLoAoO9pEu2yG3yq9-fISsKIBZI54fEJ67qQsEgZkZ5tMW3JlUzf4Ywo1Q0JLxEDkM/s640/blogger-image--666404329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGZSKG-pW_Aa3CD6G0DKLAQDcTcLEKnP0u4XirZyq-jQ5VtjlWQa5yVLmgjSSyDhanj4_VUmPjPLoAoO9pEu2yG3yq9-fISsKIBZI54fEJ67qQsEgZkZ5tMW3JlUzf4Ywo1Q0JLxEDkM/s640/blogger-image--666404329.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tH9cZETIh4HC054-J34pNdP5fVHrxnsXjDhy3zldUkMF4iOs7A2ejd87h3eVLCjtl_gck1iQV-d4cEsVp8onYBw4V8ExRQyzUk_ABykQU-fvw5e9_v3-6bikn1uOyk4Y14l6Nmcg7A0/s640/blogger-image-152272453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tH9cZETIh4HC054-J34pNdP5fVHrxnsXjDhy3zldUkMF4iOs7A2ejd87h3eVLCjtl_gck1iQV-d4cEsVp8onYBw4V8ExRQyzUk_ABykQU-fvw5e9_v3-6bikn1uOyk4Y14l6Nmcg7A0/s640/blogger-image-152272453.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRrW4cqC9yfc6hd0zk2x00oFx4J_PKKrFlT7xGpcbD4lTVzonEyJhd4P3JJcpCCwWuetcdX3m6LnOaD7h9L3AqlVBjgKffj1cJi9MYu9NWEWJKyCZmX243id1QbNMX0CvyO3dpJh3puQ/s640/blogger-image-1551452595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRrW4cqC9yfc6hd0zk2x00oFx4J_PKKrFlT7xGpcbD4lTVzonEyJhd4P3JJcpCCwWuetcdX3m6LnOaD7h9L3AqlVBjgKffj1cJi9MYu9NWEWJKyCZmX243id1QbNMX0CvyO3dpJh3puQ/s640/blogger-image-1551452595.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NTFoknI4bfjQ5r5w-3bhw2Z7_bNONtMS15xe6jGV7RQcGLo_wbB6FfyezJjhLmp17biFw8z64BsgPqlwUt7pVH4G0_trcUFE-b-sK_H9Qo5be1tmHwqzaCyFVJHUar866FlYPVXLqNI/s640/blogger-image--1801066858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NTFoknI4bfjQ5r5w-3bhw2Z7_bNONtMS15xe6jGV7RQcGLo_wbB6FfyezJjhLmp17biFw8z64BsgPqlwUt7pVH4G0_trcUFE-b-sK_H9Qo5be1tmHwqzaCyFVJHUar866FlYPVXLqNI/s640/blogger-image--1801066858.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">We went to a cool bar for happy hour one night which reminded us of our uni days in Font bar. We went to some independent coffee shops that were fitted around town... Bought some last minute souvenirs.... And visited the small town of <b>Samaipata </b>for a night too. There wasn't much to do there unless you plan on doing tours or hikes and because we were trying to save money we had <i>another </i>lazy day of lunching, snoozing and enjoying the last of the sun for a while. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUjnEH9AJZ8SJAj52AIe6L9Q2o4fDPRTW_vCpGT0kNdTCaNRhNpvKdRD7ntbnI71Hr_uWU8dFthRZ0J6rDpVQAPOPPPCMYVmMnOxeT2ISHZ-GV6_ysJU-Tfx0JyX5JkApaJcPnRV50rk/s640/blogger-image-16745942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUjnEH9AJZ8SJAj52AIe6L9Q2o4fDPRTW_vCpGT0kNdTCaNRhNpvKdRD7ntbnI71Hr_uWU8dFthRZ0J6rDpVQAPOPPPCMYVmMnOxeT2ISHZ-GV6_ysJU-Tfx0JyX5JkApaJcPnRV50rk/s640/blogger-image-16745942.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxFod9lkOfdEqNkKBeqE2gMBJyy01pjUABDuoqor6GeJiWKStKCEddLUOoOghp9msy4bdunToJ2xv6f931Qs07pW2cQuw448-UAAmoqtGru03lpwj32NM6TTJE9MBMA2BolZGR_NGVNc/s640/blogger-image-1231562012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxFod9lkOfdEqNkKBeqE2gMBJyy01pjUABDuoqor6GeJiWKStKCEddLUOoOghp9msy4bdunToJ2xv6f931Qs07pW2cQuw448-UAAmoqtGru03lpwj32NM6TTJE9MBMA2BolZGR_NGVNc/s640/blogger-image-1231562012.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cfQOm5DUrzBpE6Zvc9LMvswndBXNcwCzmmTekdrNIw9GckXWsyw0C2Ux6UQX2qVopBoTNva5wQ2ze2YrWFuflJFOiHH5fIi3DNXCPmpSjq4fAkmDkhnEd6N2bIcG3A6uEQ-CcEeRH8Y/s640/blogger-image--806716444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cfQOm5DUrzBpE6Zvc9LMvswndBXNcwCzmmTekdrNIw9GckXWsyw0C2Ux6UQX2qVopBoTNva5wQ2ze2YrWFuflJFOiHH5fIi3DNXCPmpSjq4fAkmDkhnEd6N2bIcG3A6uEQ-CcEeRH8Y/s640/blogger-image--806716444.jpg"></a></div></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">And that's our 4 month trip to South America finished! Tomorrow we leave midday to catch our flight to NYC... The next time I post something I'm sure it will be scattered with unnecessary amounts of food and drink. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Thanks so much for reading! </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Amiee x</font></div>
</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-9640799079377315372015-11-30T19:45:00.001+01:002015-11-30T21:46:20.767+01:00#travelpost - Sucre, Bolivia<center>
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifagkHdgBEd5RVHBse9DZEHKgdvM_7RI4rzM2cKNkO6Fyz38VKk75qwZwS5_yM4fe25BoAov_3q8ppNK-xf1EAg6jFqIzYhb3MWIi7vfN3NJ0K-jIWeqF5yxe5smrpu-cjpZGXulpcBsw/s640/blogger-image--1446801910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifagkHdgBEd5RVHBse9DZEHKgdvM_7RI4rzM2cKNkO6Fyz38VKk75qwZwS5_yM4fe25BoAov_3q8ppNK-xf1EAg6jFqIzYhb3MWIi7vfN3NJ0K-jIWeqF5yxe5smrpu-cjpZGXulpcBsw/s640/blogger-image--1446801910.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>This is probably the penultimate post I have in South America and it's about the palm tree lined, white washed town of Sucre.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt3u0-dqJ-faYk3fhKjIbdfahCsMqhMw6bzmfNS8VA3ap0b4IFIFmrLSvaDQKsOBGwqB0Ganm2jjKphzeXsFb0pkFHnMwnNrVl-XRi7L9OrSr1HpBRN-5TLFIAfDN8KgaQjHwp5UMbgk/s640/blogger-image-1839740129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt3u0-dqJ-faYk3fhKjIbdfahCsMqhMw6bzmfNS8VA3ap0b4IFIFmrLSvaDQKsOBGwqB0Ganm2jjKphzeXsFb0pkFHnMwnNrVl-XRi7L9OrSr1HpBRN-5TLFIAfDN8KgaQjHwp5UMbgk/s640/blogger-image-1839740129.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH0FRyNnmn0vz0sDSoowRz_W1x7Ifa-bZ3P7J4-AOq14SX_I3yt4QL2mILNmmvBeeJP0GnwWJI2WPCBlhphD8evO4wkHXMV0A51IzDDHgE2Vd3_yynbV_kyXI9-eHW17J5t1h0ilAutU/s640/blogger-image-917250464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH0FRyNnmn0vz0sDSoowRz_W1x7Ifa-bZ3P7J4-AOq14SX_I3yt4QL2mILNmmvBeeJP0GnwWJI2WPCBlhphD8evO4wkHXMV0A51IzDDHgE2Vd3_yynbV_kyXI9-eHW17J5t1h0ilAutU/s640/blogger-image-917250464.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicicUK273JjfOXWRR2CeucbF2JLKrPBcerk6YKjC45fGF6e7DG0a_bRoOS72yHPLo3n2dG6rjfnfBngRnic465G1Q_0Iy7CZlNxsazyTWwTL6xUO_RNseN0ywMglW0KPDtS7DgNw8QTBI/s640/blogger-image--1027346177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicicUK273JjfOXWRR2CeucbF2JLKrPBcerk6YKjC45fGF6e7DG0a_bRoOS72yHPLo3n2dG6rjfnfBngRnic465G1Q_0Iy7CZlNxsazyTWwTL6xUO_RNseN0ywMglW0KPDtS7DgNw8QTBI/s640/blogger-image--1027346177.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc4Frh2Gg6_Os0Fzh72oRPoRms1_fW0LJ8Qs39E3RFw38lWKdPq10ko5ueTNox-xGaa20hw4nY-1AHkIfpsIQPvLY19UIyO7mWtOM6x2F2T1GWCf6ITvKgrxAOIqjCDq_zeIVJCF8r2o/s640/blogger-image-1155609257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc4Frh2Gg6_Os0Fzh72oRPoRms1_fW0LJ8Qs39E3RFw38lWKdPq10ko5ueTNox-xGaa20hw4nY-1AHkIfpsIQPvLY19UIyO7mWtOM6x2F2T1GWCf6ITvKgrxAOIqjCDq_zeIVJCF8r2o/s640/blogger-image-1155609257.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibmFknduFHwlCKXlZwsKT66NjelWT-xXuBF4ftZAB40vM9tXX7LkDv1KFuHYnUn4oLKVMXYkb2SIHmZJcHBMEyY_YVboQ8TFC_Gi7sdj0D77qnhKKS9ZRsXFtFm3xFcXVxS1u7lVwQH0/s640/blogger-image--911544006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibmFknduFHwlCKXlZwsKT66NjelWT-xXuBF4ftZAB40vM9tXX7LkDv1KFuHYnUn4oLKVMXYkb2SIHmZJcHBMEyY_YVboQ8TFC_Gi7sdj0D77qnhKKS9ZRsXFtFm3xFcXVxS1u7lVwQH0/s640/blogger-image--911544006.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76eWQjUBIY48-hwM_PU6cnIeL02m7DAmf-4PELW0JsMMc2YOH8uON8w8vJBbMoHTJtzvJLxz0QSbkJfn78gNkTDqMTOA6utEuWjFkzYWXihEZPLE4H8F9OTrhZPsUinEjGL9biYUt6fc/s640/blogger-image-194278744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76eWQjUBIY48-hwM_PU6cnIeL02m7DAmf-4PELW0JsMMc2YOH8uON8w8vJBbMoHTJtzvJLxz0QSbkJfn78gNkTDqMTOA6utEuWjFkzYWXihEZPLE4H8F9OTrhZPsUinEjGL9biYUt6fc/s640/blogger-image-194278744.jpg"></a></div><div><br><div>We're slowly coming to the end of our budget now as we need to save some pennies for New York so the list of things that we're doing seems to be getting shorter and shorter and makes it harder to write about. Lucky for us, we found a cute hostel tucked away in the centre of Sucre for £7.50 a night for a modern double room with actual <i>real wifi, </i>a free brekkie that included pancakes and a rooftop with deckchairs... As you can guess that gave us even more reasons not to do too much with our time but for the sake of this post we did still manage to do some things! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-yPqlBEVsqzT925TrRe10wgjEl8ge9jR-HaSqOZTJpduAy-BAfMsJBxp9L08m4AxvBHng6dCN1u25YbZVeBKOZCgo7E29pyuQt-He-8hyphenhyphenLpO8ZGvRmO05XLMksbWMSIVCFFnmbQxsMc/s640/blogger-image-1934743671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-yPqlBEVsqzT925TrRe10wgjEl8ge9jR-HaSqOZTJpduAy-BAfMsJBxp9L08m4AxvBHng6dCN1u25YbZVeBKOZCgo7E29pyuQt-He-8hyphenhyphenLpO8ZGvRmO05XLMksbWMSIVCFFnmbQxsMc/s640/blogger-image-1934743671.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUD9aOgAv4Evqga891UGpaLhClLLDZpQM07jAmc_3AOSbt4S3K5Eqb5hMAg2Tdgzsipfo6FLE4TcvTY_ABglRVvEZu7LgfCEsVzFPQdVj4VfP8gTVUy2iaMrPiWfXcw-WruGxbhLamA4k/s640/blogger-image--1782427862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUD9aOgAv4Evqga891UGpaLhClLLDZpQM07jAmc_3AOSbt4S3K5Eqb5hMAg2Tdgzsipfo6FLE4TcvTY_ABglRVvEZu7LgfCEsVzFPQdVj4VfP8gTVUy2iaMrPiWfXcw-WruGxbhLamA4k/s640/blogger-image--1782427862.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>The market in Sucre is one of the best markets we've come across in ages... Stalls filled sky high with fruit, cake stands, a comedor selling tonnes of local dishes including Mondongo <i>slow cooked ribs</i>, empanada and salteña stands all over the place and <i>Harry's favourite... </i>7 Lunares chorizo stand. (Recommended to us by the guys we met at the salt flats... It was a chorizo sandwich for 70p in which they dipped half of the bread in the oils...) I had one happy Harry that morning. One day we prepped for a picnic in the market with a slice of pineapple each, a chicken salteña which tasted like a giant samosa, some beetroot, fried plantain and crisps... It was a £1 each and it was delish. We set off up to the neighbourhood La Recoleta which is set above the town and has a beautiful arched plaza with a great view. To make up for such a cheap lunch we treated ourselves to a drink in the sun garden of the El Mirador bar, we grabbed some deck chairs and I bought leche con coco which I haven't had since Colombia... <i>Frothy cold milk mixed with fresh coconut water and grated coco... It's so so good! </i></div></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0CFIpXoEPzRhin4EUwwCV6YAXVnoRIclwLJHyxHezGUKUTW-GqQu2JmyJcY1ZSsirSe8q73h4-cvYlj-iVq_GaX1CPZGM8_e6eZsMJDE3_DrbRPSLykO99US2S3CY71EtwTnBvlvhMg/s640/blogger-image--1395595933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0CFIpXoEPzRhin4EUwwCV6YAXVnoRIclwLJHyxHezGUKUTW-GqQu2JmyJcY1ZSsirSe8q73h4-cvYlj-iVq_GaX1CPZGM8_e6eZsMJDE3_DrbRPSLykO99US2S3CY71EtwTnBvlvhMg/s640/blogger-image--1395595933.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN8Y6oW6jLDEjcD2JIIn1R2EYMM9IQf643GhTAwH2AFEJopAIcCImX32msK32VAt138BKlzyvy23LL1vuhvnce_BhC0oaEfnJ719MNyCpia1k8f44SGzKFsWBExARSb-arOCKV2zmbfQ/s640/blogger-image--9438222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We mostly ate in cooking up some pasta bakes and one night we even found Camembert... Even though it was made in Bolivia... We took another recommendation for dinner from the same guys and it didn't let us down! A small but busy place tucked around the back of the main square that had a huge gyros flaming at it's door... I had falafel which was delish but Harry had the infamous Pique Macho... A huuuuge (the photo <i>doesn't </i>do it justice) plate of chips, steak and sausage topped with a satay kind of sauce, onions, peppers, egg and cheese. It was unbelievably good but Harry ate way too much and got light headed... Really, he did! Another night we gave in to our fast food cravings and found Tropical Chicken... The best chicken place of all time.. It gives KFC a run for it's money! A bad place to go when you're in Bolivia but it was too good... You get a million sauces with whatever you order and yeah, it was a treat! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga223q0P_Lz5RFkOc1rbq4CmeBt1qzSYhM2m36w73q0ocGR0p3B66EZEXfsfdxQaaFln1WiRM2jrujXLwawZea3ljScRWoP70fYC-Ozk4npOij7DnYMcB5Y3QdTJGgKtMX3rDegzXYqcs/s640/blogger-image--1483983823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga223q0P_Lz5RFkOc1rbq4CmeBt1qzSYhM2m36w73q0ocGR0p3B66EZEXfsfdxQaaFln1WiRM2jrujXLwawZea3ljScRWoP70fYC-Ozk4npOij7DnYMcB5Y3QdTJGgKtMX3rDegzXYqcs/s640/blogger-image--1483983823.jpg"></a></div><i>In real life it looked about 3x as big as this!</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>I think that's about all we got up to in Sucre.. We could have stayed for another four days it was so relaxing but the trip calls and with two nights in Cochabamba and a week in Santa Cruz for one last chill that will be it for our trip! </div><div><br></div><div>Amiee x </div></div>
</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-76298863188471245872015-11-24T21:36:00.001+01:002015-11-27T15:11:27.944+01:00#travelpost - Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - The Salt Flats!<center>
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ3A2udPZXpdiLVgRWKOOebnbHS5R5EpQrcF2-xqFA5fhoj-29hyphenhyphenssrVofT-uppV7DaDdMNvRMBH01Sr5Ks_bvMIuogFWIETmEGH6nf3-hokXfCPBnxTuzXkFrc22xsEfBrVp2SJgo9o/s640/blogger-image-802447768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ3A2udPZXpdiLVgRWKOOebnbHS5R5EpQrcF2-xqFA5fhoj-29hyphenhyphenssrVofT-uppV7DaDdMNvRMBH01Sr5Ks_bvMIuogFWIETmEGH6nf3-hokXfCPBnxTuzXkFrc22xsEfBrVp2SJgo9o/s640/blogger-image-802447768.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div>To get to the salt flats we needed to take an overnight bus to the town of Uyuni to book our 3 day tour. We arrived super early in the morning so before a lazy day of catching up on sleep and organising our things for the trip we got some brekkie and went tour hunting. We found a good tour agency for £75... You can get cheaper and more expensive but we liked the agency and some of the cheaper ones seemed to cut corners on the quality. The price included three meals a day for three days, accommodation and transport to the salt flats, the barron desert, volcanoes and the coloured lagoons.<div><br></div><div><b>Day 1 </b>of the tour started at half 10 where we met the other four in our group and packed everything into the jeep. <i>We were really lucky with our group, we got on so well and were made up of English, Irish, French and Honduran.</i></div><div>So, off we went. </div><div>Our first stop was a strange one... The <b>train cemetery.</b> A huge playground full of rusty old trains that were used to carry minerals to the coast. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXCgVGTiY07ki5yCZexyS18B_isZAbFuP84p2br0o6aMUwTuj0uQv4k2hKPa1Lpgn_ZLlhWCHzFHwMJ6UnrNxHVO5UtNkoHZD1rx_hYUy77xBN3CJshdiaAFdYJnSCuKNJIPGZkbfrTw/s640/blogger-image--83850425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXCgVGTiY07ki5yCZexyS18B_isZAbFuP84p2br0o6aMUwTuj0uQv4k2hKPa1Lpgn_ZLlhWCHzFHwMJ6UnrNxHVO5UtNkoHZD1rx_hYUy77xBN3CJshdiaAFdYJnSCuKNJIPGZkbfrTw/s640/blogger-image--83850425.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFpzhhqBHD8GolJGOZsR5Lnj_ybGzEykE0O09oH5eyJQV43ItKEzMD5ju-ZmeMc8mdaRa13JLP7iuHqhMwuU3x1_qmAYngvcp5BGFJHtq4GBEfahWvu7C8Qt8eXBVKedtB0X1GRiVJxo/s640/blogger-image-1386605200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFpzhhqBHD8GolJGOZsR5Lnj_ybGzEykE0O09oH5eyJQV43ItKEzMD5ju-ZmeMc8mdaRa13JLP7iuHqhMwuU3x1_qmAYngvcp5BGFJHtq4GBEfahWvu7C8Qt8eXBVKedtB0X1GRiVJxo/s640/blogger-image-1386605200.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Once we'd had a nosy and climb we jumped back in the jeep and off we went to the salt flats. The hexagon shaped ground lasted for miles, it was crazy. I kept expecting it to be cold because it looked so much like snow and ice but in the sun it was sweltering. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1D4EZapmij_tm8AVnLr45Ru3DO7fcSBz0h7grJ7LKx4VtAERD-pPMcfuhyphenhyphenQGKglQ06YvVGL7XTqNy8LwYwxTwG8Bx9Uq2tsauLllYSpqxVdwWs9cwsCOjQ5wKfn_Q5ES235DDmVpPy4/s640/blogger-image--1430737160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1D4EZapmij_tm8AVnLr45Ru3DO7fcSBz0h7grJ7LKx4VtAERD-pPMcfuhyphenhyphenQGKglQ06YvVGL7XTqNy8LwYwxTwG8Bx9Uq2tsauLllYSpqxVdwWs9cwsCOjQ5wKfn_Q5ES235DDmVpPy4/s640/blogger-image--1430737160.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVVHD7QY4auEjCBSP8lbHkwEQlLNSySi08lujVUyUDLfXOKfFcOFsdAyZuOnCYYQ5wVT8F2Bt9aLtJfLRYdhQVYdtKW-vSpUjN1uHNoTkW1Zy11piv61Kcpf16s1RS6inwuFrdnAPTB8/s640/blogger-image--1863341136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVVHD7QY4auEjCBSP8lbHkwEQlLNSySi08lujVUyUDLfXOKfFcOFsdAyZuOnCYYQ5wVT8F2Bt9aLtJfLRYdhQVYdtKW-vSpUjN1uHNoTkW1Zy11piv61Kcpf16s1RS6inwuFrdnAPTB8/s640/blogger-image--1863341136.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnmfppRhPQtPWxtQZOhF0_JRC4Ke14S64xf6I6tuyfI-7OkwUfiVGbClye46FuY2pkQ95Eda-pAHf7p_DFwqUN20gN8imwShPsGTB2eUWj3QBPDzSurIOGJw9xaOpL8HbCHJUYexWPWw/s640/blogger-image-870741409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnmfppRhPQtPWxtQZOhF0_JRC4Ke14S64xf6I6tuyfI-7OkwUfiVGbClye46FuY2pkQ95Eda-pAHf7p_DFwqUN20gN8imwShPsGTB2eUWj3QBPDzSurIOGJw9xaOpL8HbCHJUYexWPWw/s640/blogger-image-870741409.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uJGFrVGmcxlCRRznnv6Ud6II1FUDg20mmydNGkIE6oYnvSHi55EOgkhVFJZSzVT5Y8CbTNh-ekJFVWEHBQ9Ylx8rZjcZSyh78wLXHEpn4QHrOSJMmEIaaUz24vWmTDdrs-XvsnThqdE/s640/blogger-image-305170526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uJGFrVGmcxlCRRznnv6Ud6II1FUDg20mmydNGkIE6oYnvSHi55EOgkhVFJZSzVT5Y8CbTNh-ekJFVWEHBQ9Ylx8rZjcZSyh78wLXHEpn4QHrOSJMmEIaaUz24vWmTDdrs-XvsnThqdE/s640/blogger-image-305170526.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We had lunch in a hut in the salt flats and afterwards spent what must have been over an hour taking photos and cheesy group shots... It felt like we were there 15 minutes until we checked the time! <i>Time flies when you're having fun. </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUDg45EjD9EZf9Pnxz04fK7t90mHkRBIxwBb_cION3-oxXgP8qi1GAJ_yBbPSpFVVmO_eAAhETSUeihkoYXneTlVg8DhrAsNY6Bbj1tVQnssD4bzVPQT7TlluyxfrLas2afOxup0S5yQ/s640/blogger-image--735341006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUDg45EjD9EZf9Pnxz04fK7t90mHkRBIxwBb_cION3-oxXgP8qi1GAJ_yBbPSpFVVmO_eAAhETSUeihkoYXneTlVg8DhrAsNY6Bbj1tVQnssD4bzVPQT7TlluyxfrLas2afOxup0S5yQ/s640/blogger-image--735341006.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxQdUEPGeOEb0CwJW2AH1toZIBccQurNDo6-EOVul3O428vOZbVDIM1GpYnp8FSrKMgqzQvfEQvHiC4Kxam3PlWevIDyNe8Pz8AxtVAwv6rtOHjOJX6Zomq5eSpWCjTDpRQt4Bu9Klrw/s640/blogger-image--701742530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxQdUEPGeOEb0CwJW2AH1toZIBccQurNDo6-EOVul3O428vOZbVDIM1GpYnp8FSrKMgqzQvfEQvHiC4Kxam3PlWevIDyNe8Pz8AxtVAwv6rtOHjOJX6Zomq5eSpWCjTDpRQt4Bu9Klrw/s640/blogger-image--701742530.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6U1U-aeprViO24rF2tq0UNFsfIJhit8mXrFoxdSzSF8hAjtQWdzG2jjc4qhX8LqeQgont3SaWSb-dA5xgG7xcCpeOhf0yxXjKSJGg9qPfsxLUQCxi4fTk5D6b7xo718ehcKTrtP2W04/s640/blogger-image-1072860669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6U1U-aeprViO24rF2tq0UNFsfIJhit8mXrFoxdSzSF8hAjtQWdzG2jjc4qhX8LqeQgont3SaWSb-dA5xgG7xcCpeOhf0yxXjKSJGg9qPfsxLUQCxi4fTk5D6b7xo718ehcKTrtP2W04/s640/blogger-image-1072860669.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIPF8unfOSA0xZWrQ_qPIdJswHzIVDSY-bFnfsYzdtvwS_AkRmmpCi5T2jSlB_096LuGvPgx9EurBaDHQuvB3ihrzp_Uk7m-XMdSerak9ukAFD51cMwhcsXKK96E9mtWHBRSypDa7bgQ/s640/blogger-image--1693287708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIPF8unfOSA0xZWrQ_qPIdJswHzIVDSY-bFnfsYzdtvwS_AkRmmpCi5T2jSlB_096LuGvPgx9EurBaDHQuvB3ihrzp_Uk7m-XMdSerak9ukAFD51cMwhcsXKK96E9mtWHBRSypDa7bgQ/s640/blogger-image--1693287708.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_EjmICLbTohMmYLQgZB3yHZXiZD81O3RwoTrsvcJlHBjXseLUJE6F-xq-JaunVA6qfDZZZ4dRxVjxbd8josCCcOVXnuEvKijm3SVmuhloUAd_hkxhKIaCdxC7TOdDMKMM3aiWR09ln0/s640/blogger-image--689870567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_EjmICLbTohMmYLQgZB3yHZXiZD81O3RwoTrsvcJlHBjXseLUJE6F-xq-JaunVA6qfDZZZ4dRxVjxbd8josCCcOVXnuEvKijm3SVmuhloUAd_hkxhKIaCdxC7TOdDMKMM3aiWR09ln0/s640/blogger-image--689870567.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2fj544Fft3MYb25H3qRUtBN8dIzBnlIOPALIBRXfSrL_OCvTOCqoJKAZ5pupV0hUpJfpxtMIs0M_BK5A-cna87dxhk_6m_kEo_np2uG_C9fBhBzRa5ekPE9wxixnsVgBMUUNkqERgTI/s640/blogger-image-804262157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2fj544Fft3MYb25H3qRUtBN8dIzBnlIOPALIBRXfSrL_OCvTOCqoJKAZ5pupV0hUpJfpxtMIs0M_BK5A-cna87dxhk_6m_kEo_np2uG_C9fBhBzRa5ekPE9wxixnsVgBMUUNkqERgTI/s640/blogger-image-804262157.jpg"></a></div></div><br></i></div><div>When it got into the late afternoon we continued through the flats to <b>Fish Island </b><i>Isla Incahuasi</i>... A huge island filled with cactus. We spent an hour climbing to the top, admiring the unreal views and making our way back down. This was one of my favourite places of the trip... It made me feel like a big kid in another world. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpv2LvdFvWhDlFV-QEqF3h5TmqbWfMXk79TwhLNx-mbIOpha1Xo4D0404ubdyMs408LejC3d4-hIOzfIyIn4yAqdoEh4NYolYfxluXMiVfOvpejbSgSe-zpgpD10huitmAk0HT44gb3k/s640/blogger-image-622652014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpv2LvdFvWhDlFV-QEqF3h5TmqbWfMXk79TwhLNx-mbIOpha1Xo4D0404ubdyMs408LejC3d4-hIOzfIyIn4yAqdoEh4NYolYfxluXMiVfOvpejbSgSe-zpgpD10huitmAk0HT44gb3k/s640/blogger-image-622652014.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIobralt8piAcsXNu-RQlsZ6PidxAEFb3QiBnUzivAHvN_Oe-8TCFylDQsfzY3l3cPGnYOveyV1pLW7hB3YGMqKQMs2xnc9onWaU2F3xC5sJEXdgh_CnWpt6WasiJcKb8o49c8KUn_6Q/s640/blogger-image-1712973398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIobralt8piAcsXNu-RQlsZ6PidxAEFb3QiBnUzivAHvN_Oe-8TCFylDQsfzY3l3cPGnYOveyV1pLW7hB3YGMqKQMs2xnc9onWaU2F3xC5sJEXdgh_CnWpt6WasiJcKb8o49c8KUn_6Q/s640/blogger-image-1712973398.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo38My8e3hyLpQs9A3Jn3-bObpcgiCTVsKdT0TQZr3i5p7-GRuTdG_ISldxPwv2RJb41i6NOjjgjSXCLOjLkf3mKfkNypDeLCPRw7dxvSR8R-cSof72yFavXCujRr-N0H3-vQMdjoYOdg/s640/blogger-image-45953940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo38My8e3hyLpQs9A3Jn3-bObpcgiCTVsKdT0TQZr3i5p7-GRuTdG_ISldxPwv2RJb41i6NOjjgjSXCLOjLkf3mKfkNypDeLCPRw7dxvSR8R-cSof72yFavXCujRr-N0H3-vQMdjoYOdg/s640/blogger-image-45953940.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmgo7BUSuPkPKDrUBU_umsa6URamdWXJT-dhLFhyphenhyphenhtSmMkkV5vop2PfLxoUUGLALX4OZm7e-gqVAc7YvvUyqEWBtZ0HCbtneuuApLZtm5_k-usZ7an5TufhwKvRk_vA0j3KStzgVVlPo/s640/blogger-image-6732523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmgo7BUSuPkPKDrUBU_umsa6URamdWXJT-dhLFhyphenhyphenhtSmMkkV5vop2PfLxoUUGLALX4OZm7e-gqVAc7YvvUyqEWBtZ0HCbtneuuApLZtm5_k-usZ7an5TufhwKvRk_vA0j3KStzgVVlPo/s640/blogger-image-6732523.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>When we left it was getting late so we started our two hour drive to our hotel for the night, not before stopping off to catch the sunset although by now the wind had kicked in and we kind of all just wished we'd watched from the car! </div><div>We spent the night in a 'salt hotel' which was hilarious because it was just someone's house with salt all over the floor... We shared a bottle of red over dinner, shared our horror stories from our trips so far <i>Cartagenas mud volcano got a lot of laughs... Moral of the story = don't go</i> and had an early night before another day of crazy sights. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYjJpsA13XQ7cF4nQlwdabu0ZfUHesH1mmB48A6YEqBXkCM0kk-VanrCI5259wu35ox-DCSFrB5idsEZS1O8itAwjNf74-aq936vzrz8JAhnfjU_oHNQTsNuxFY3CS3Z_i7fkSQly2hY/s640/blogger-image--409610233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYjJpsA13XQ7cF4nQlwdabu0ZfUHesH1mmB48A6YEqBXkCM0kk-VanrCI5259wu35ox-DCSFrB5idsEZS1O8itAwjNf74-aq936vzrz8JAhnfjU_oHNQTsNuxFY3CS3Z_i7fkSQly2hY/s640/blogger-image--409610233.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Day two </b>didn't start too early... We had breakfast at 7 which consisted of <i>a lot </i>of dulce de leche and set off for 8. I won't bore you with a huge description of what we did because the photos speak for themselves but starting from after breakfast we stopped off at one of the many volcanoes on our trip and played around on the lava formations from its last eruption 500 years ago. We visited the most beautiful lagoons and the never ending amount of wild flamingos that stay there until migration season. We finished it off with the highlight of the day <b>Laguna Colorada</b>.. A pink lagoon, again full of flamingos. It was beautiful! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpS-UUyQPpsnj1jjZltIFWjNgAIjqnKbKoZyTRTxArfd4m42sgoVpwglTH25aLOWalGN3EmHReDb51wlmbMH2DdEvcxkdE3ViKLYz0ykBLvRJh5ArD5bVRIqJHWds12ZZW_HG7v7PoJE/s640/blogger-image--1739059938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpS-UUyQPpsnj1jjZltIFWjNgAIjqnKbKoZyTRTxArfd4m42sgoVpwglTH25aLOWalGN3EmHReDb51wlmbMH2DdEvcxkdE3ViKLYz0ykBLvRJh5ArD5bVRIqJHWds12ZZW_HG7v7PoJE/s640/blogger-image--1739059938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffCTRCnxKY5jRUo3xdNJJtHnLIfUOH2pb3x6rBd5HskiwJMFf4sC2fDDLt-gygKZ4igPyciYs2eHRwXfR2t-K4WJ0_Mc0_d2z_t8c8YsrD3F5sNhOaWno1BVoVYMNZ5-G1SsGHl6qOmE/s640/blogger-image-472912906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffCTRCnxKY5jRUo3xdNJJtHnLIfUOH2pb3x6rBd5HskiwJMFf4sC2fDDLt-gygKZ4igPyciYs2eHRwXfR2t-K4WJ0_Mc0_d2z_t8c8YsrD3F5sNhOaWno1BVoVYMNZ5-G1SsGHl6qOmE/s640/blogger-image-472912906.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpAhOk8juhw2C4zps3kzoiiZ5swvlZ0m1cKSt93coibdAQjHdxap107CxhbKV8jPtL6ipMXgL7d5KUbtUnBxCV0t53J8RtqLf6-OGayVnInDPO5E3BuCfp-PVp04pHhKK1xCV7FatmhY/s640/blogger-image--708863586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had a four o'clock start after a terrible nights sleep due to the altitude... Almost 5000 meters above sea level. A few of us started the day feeling sick and dizzy... Even the dulce de leche topped pancakes couldn't help us feel better! We set off at 4.45 and saw some <b>geysers</b>... Smelly, steaming geysers. It was so early and it was freeeezing but yeah, they were cool. <b>The Salvador Dali desert</b> followed, named after him because of the strange rocks that resemble his paintings... And then the <b>thermal baths</b>! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlnNbW6vFIPjS2kqvKyFtaa2S5Ov6B1I4Vwkr7PUw7MPwfDhjHfi3cpa1lBl9QFeNzshxZdFmlhJ05fmhyphenhyphenTXbl8gYO5yrJIeBTsMGVddmMZcWVTGR2_WiJDpwholCSuOxy0sMMxL3-Aw/s640/blogger-image--1002505077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlnNbW6vFIPjS2kqvKyFtaa2S5Ov6B1I4Vwkr7PUw7MPwfDhjHfi3cpa1lBl9QFeNzshxZdFmlhJ05fmhyphenhyphenTXbl8gYO5yrJIeBTsMGVddmMZcWVTGR2_WiJDpwholCSuOxy0sMMxL3-Aw/s640/blogger-image--1002505077.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO30-xomnbMgA4TN-XF2BBkPF-XNAlyxDAdAXNK9eFpSSgB_Ax9lDQHkbZ-561L-OROQyk8eRJ2uPReEo6av39wbX4mlNQqVtD4_Cz8El6EH1tVBFPPe6mCbzV7j5V_JtPfmSOKYxRntY/s640/blogger-image--1119768127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO30-xomnbMgA4TN-XF2BBkPF-XNAlyxDAdAXNK9eFpSSgB_Ax9lDQHkbZ-561L-OROQyk8eRJ2uPReEo6av39wbX4mlNQqVtD4_Cz8El6EH1tVBFPPe6mCbzV7j5V_JtPfmSOKYxRntY/s640/blogger-image--1119768127.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rHrmJI2TwKqAqWEpsZ0YBnuZk9pucQPig6sLp2HQ69JLoxVsNued_j3aZAcu4gK_P5bg2sN84THIg14cuBlrHdw9JeHQnnr8O0eJPNF0ii59gQka_ius1RnPsy4PBzTNJfKGxeQ-Nu0/s640/blogger-image--2137856849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rHrmJI2TwKqAqWEpsZ0YBnuZk9pucQPig6sLp2HQ69JLoxVsNued_j3aZAcu4gK_P5bg2sN84THIg14cuBlrHdw9JeHQnnr8O0eJPNF0ii59gQka_ius1RnPsy4PBzTNJfKGxeQ-Nu0/s640/blogger-image--2137856849.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjanBHHxRCbN5LCzZoXbaptQ4dOih7I1kuvAdGq9gefStMuu73Z5RzqIPfWiA6hxUkdAJn0p3XSyqp0A9sINLrpgff1fPcDXiyO2m0JctsqWHZQohkyo4GzR0_MnhCWN3PALuy2It4SI0/s640/blogger-image-1721708374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjanBHHxRCbN5LCzZoXbaptQ4dOih7I1kuvAdGq9gefStMuu73Z5RzqIPfWiA6hxUkdAJn0p3XSyqp0A9sINLrpgff1fPcDXiyO2m0JctsqWHZQohkyo4GzR0_MnhCWN3PALuy2It4SI0/s640/blogger-image-1721708374.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Before we finished our tour and dropped off the other four at the Chilean border we still had time to see two more lagunas... <b>Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca. </b>Both looked like paintings and didn't feel real. It was the perfect end to three perfect days of being driven around in a jeep listening to great music, acting like children and not having to worry or think about anything for once! I can honestly say that nothing about the salt flats is overrated... It's by far one of the best places I'll probably ever get to visit.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8rwbHx6DkmZYiF9uHFtmjBT8k9HoHwgbCxFeQ2XFtXtXxngHTA1okxDo3sBbCE2sJZABx2KmqCuhNjJjE7J9NOjCPejFTMHuOfaHRPVvYMPT8Jo_hJmpimUxbJlsXcXKAd8sAjSN4oM/s640/blogger-image--227071942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8rwbHx6DkmZYiF9uHFtmjBT8k9HoHwgbCxFeQ2XFtXtXxngHTA1okxDo3sBbCE2sJZABx2KmqCuhNjJjE7J9NOjCPejFTMHuOfaHRPVvYMPT8Jo_hJmpimUxbJlsXcXKAd8sAjSN4oM/s640/blogger-image--227071942.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RN6r0YspcTUzJ2qd0Y_KcN_hU4mUq55aBI7GwyLjkKceOLxLth9upvTFpQ4QJmi5XpffdGEsfPV8TYSQ3oO_A8bV3sDpSikESlsjFCpjRrMsEJzqJIVhAURGzJYAt99xVur-OhdoQUo/s640/blogger-image--1145585710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RN6r0YspcTUzJ2qd0Y_KcN_hU4mUq55aBI7GwyLjkKceOLxLth9upvTFpQ4QJmi5XpffdGEsfPV8TYSQ3oO_A8bV3sDpSikESlsjFCpjRrMsEJzqJIVhAURGzJYAt99xVur-OhdoQUo/s640/blogger-image--1145585710.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>We said bye to our strangers turned friends as they crossed to Chile and we spent the next 6 hours sleeping and reading back to Uyuni. We had one more night here before we travelled to Potosí the next morning... The highest city in the world! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2k-F77rlR3LhVZ1JdCoqB62PBO963iku7wSPCUth5-ExXIbbiOG9uO5DHtJPKZdySOjj78vOAC4lLIsysAdpCpFVvieEiQKxgqi10I53OkruCNGsoyItAaeX7wSgUYErOcvXpZS0z3gI/s640/blogger-image--241043510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2k-F77rlR3LhVZ1JdCoqB62PBO963iku7wSPCUth5-ExXIbbiOG9uO5DHtJPKZdySOjj78vOAC4lLIsysAdpCpFVvieEiQKxgqi10I53OkruCNGsoyItAaeX7wSgUYErOcvXpZS0z3gI/s640/blogger-image--241043510.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for reading! </div><div>Amiee x</div>
</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-79637238479615533072015-11-17T16:41:00.001+01:002015-11-26T22:31:38.968+01:00#travelpost - La Paz, Bolivia<center>
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9hQUxMrk6D584gUlWotuBse_3FJ6Qe0HMf5SpmdQL0OWMvikyiwuTOz0u3xglJumHFbGFUiBqn249zEfahZ58US520byiCD3uAsHqxckKrpbSIlSgjXwdIfAxsN8CiKbaCfUhJVqBr8/s640/blogger-image--1406733059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9hQUxMrk6D584gUlWotuBse_3FJ6Qe0HMf5SpmdQL0OWMvikyiwuTOz0u3xglJumHFbGFUiBqn249zEfahZ58US520byiCD3uAsHqxckKrpbSIlSgjXwdIfAxsN8CiKbaCfUhJVqBr8/s640/blogger-image--1406733059.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Three hours from Lake Titicaca down some very bumpy roads is the capital city of La Paz. At one point we needed to get off the bus whilst both us and the bus jumped on a boat across a narrow part of the lake which was a funny feeling... Watching your bus rock to and throw on a long barge is a bit wierd.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5WcIDIpG8CRbgk4_Wx5lSmqobq-Di06nb0Wn0QVPHFGIqsmxSb8T0TfVxdQnyHYkUXMo6oRbdFHZGRP0K-hsNMvRypPnQu36GfFBuys6-C-RCz0vlB6pl_UGeIzbtlWJTHMuxhUT6-E/s640/blogger-image-758745208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5WcIDIpG8CRbgk4_Wx5lSmqobq-Di06nb0Wn0QVPHFGIqsmxSb8T0TfVxdQnyHYkUXMo6oRbdFHZGRP0K-hsNMvRypPnQu36GfFBuys6-C-RCz0vlB6pl_UGeIzbtlWJTHMuxhUT6-E/s640/blogger-image-758745208.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I was a bit nervous about La Paz before we arrived... Its reputation gives off danger signals and a list of 'what not to dos' but I'll give it to La Paz... It's not as scary as what you'd expect. </div><div><br></div><div>It's busy. Like really busy but I was expecting some version of the madness I saw in Cairo! But no... It's just a very busy city with more order than what I ever expected. Don't get me wrong though, it's no normal city... There's strange sights on most corners, including the witches market full of herbs, potions and llama featuses used for good luck....</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWSvYA0htmekK5LRBd1fmgzMaMlCyAFk2Bvm_hTyLlJTPO6gjXiOQfwK20vo3qSB0yCIh1hyphenhyphendaCnv4eVayAJ5LfAAF8C8zLJwBq9XYIp-a1IV8-xwy_qT_3YELD5TKbxY02VVC_wCGZ4/s640/blogger-image-2011433416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWSvYA0htmekK5LRBd1fmgzMaMlCyAFk2Bvm_hTyLlJTPO6gjXiOQfwK20vo3qSB0yCIh1hyphenhyphendaCnv4eVayAJ5LfAAF8C8zLJwBq9XYIp-a1IV8-xwy_qT_3YELD5TKbxY02VVC_wCGZ4/s640/blogger-image-2011433416.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div>On our first night we had a walk around town and bumped into a girl, Jeanette, that had taken the same bus as us earlier that day. We shared some Chinese food from a local chifa and chatted the night away.</div><div><br></div><div>Early the next morning the three of us headed to a free walking tour of the city which happened to finish in an English pub with free shots of the Bolivian liquor Singani. We grabbed some salteñas from a lady and her stall before it started and oh my... They were good. Bubbly, crispy pastries filled with samosa style fillings and an array of sauces to eat them with. The tour started at the infamous San Pedro prison... Run from the inside by the inmates. You could see the guards on the gate and the wives of the inmates selling things outside to make some money to take back in. Here the families and children can live inside with the husbands... A strange, strange place. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZznvftvl9oF1w27-QENZEcTOM0M7ECXPccT7DHZxW-RIsHDMF7EXGpG4obULSr6vJfuMyyjEnNEK9ujcXIBomMMrgDXtP_6qb3t9YHFG59XkJ62QwUeqq8sXZvRMkjuw31RSkHnyR58s/s640/blogger-image-555603892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZznvftvl9oF1w27-QENZEcTOM0M7ECXPccT7DHZxW-RIsHDMF7EXGpG4obULSr6vJfuMyyjEnNEK9ujcXIBomMMrgDXtP_6qb3t9YHFG59XkJ62QwUeqq8sXZvRMkjuw31RSkHnyR58s/s640/blogger-image-555603892.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>We wandered through markets, ate strange fruits, learned about the Bolivian people's faith in 'potions' (no construction worker will start working on a site without a ritual being done first) and drank our first Bolivian beer. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL5lGcM_o0G0CYXmoaq7-G_AcFURULn7vp6QnHYdAZ2LXdH4ccD82h1SHNYME7fIwcD9RiXWA1q-hQQInRY_hUIW5ZB4NqkcEjFSk7AcuGL-xGAkQrokbsMmqWFFaoP3EJnsj6IoBtzw/s640/blogger-image--1800640141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL5lGcM_o0G0CYXmoaq7-G_AcFURULn7vp6QnHYdAZ2LXdH4ccD82h1SHNYME7fIwcD9RiXWA1q-hQQInRY_hUIW5ZB4NqkcEjFSk7AcuGL-xGAkQrokbsMmqWFFaoP3EJnsj6IoBtzw/s640/blogger-image--1800640141.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvqqiZN6qM22SJkt2gv3euMBdMPiin5HrQMZK8v0H5l6ximrTKAYbs4snRdBye1BnYcKe4MUidecE00QZiPmC-l77wfLZh6r5ImgC3FuU-MjttwQV_k2C5_lNeVFKleK18s1ANuOMdLQ/s640/blogger-image-748635322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvqqiZN6qM22SJkt2gv3euMBdMPiin5HrQMZK8v0H5l6ximrTKAYbs4snRdBye1BnYcKe4MUidecE00QZiPmC-l77wfLZh6r5ImgC3FuU-MjttwQV_k2C5_lNeVFKleK18s1ANuOMdLQ/s640/blogger-image-748635322.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpqLeybE0gDNjcBrdpHkBlt72FGDWrryWK1tOJJ0rYXQF6hOGItE1q16H9jEfDWPG4bZ2J2HoOoroafOfY_6ryrzlPQBdaHHi4RUCmSXgxILzvEbWyFG9vGerJDBHkyrqGncuFpAa6N0/s640/blogger-image-842932642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpqLeybE0gDNjcBrdpHkBlt72FGDWrryWK1tOJJ0rYXQF6hOGItE1q16H9jEfDWPG4bZ2J2HoOoroafOfY_6ryrzlPQBdaHHi4RUCmSXgxILzvEbWyFG9vGerJDBHkyrqGncuFpAa6N0/s640/blogger-image-842932642.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9oBN5222qmt0nA40MLK13dytC_e3WjTfIpOdQI-ELsRZKf1IavEDNsL5UA2m8rvn53Tkv91TErK5gQMMUeBe13LvY33sPVBPNtRObqd3UOz2AUksEX33kRBcs5Msu1Knq3-zuA6XCME/s640/blogger-image-276485758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9oBN5222qmt0nA40MLK13dytC_e3WjTfIpOdQI-ELsRZKf1IavEDNsL5UA2m8rvn53Tkv91TErK5gQMMUeBe13LvY33sPVBPNtRObqd3UOz2AUksEX33kRBcs5Msu1Knq3-zuA6XCME/s640/blogger-image-276485758.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9-BdxaeAJhmF-vTSWU0vJKvGdpSXzYOfwXHn_BhxoMuDo_c15WZpmeHgl3fjqGYmSfsA232uHkJwHy8XeNRT_OopRqK90-Y9243DWQrHLBkeX8g_J_8h9lMmODnFJn-fjlkRuS48vTs/s640/blogger-image-2081845423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9-BdxaeAJhmF-vTSWU0vJKvGdpSXzYOfwXHn_BhxoMuDo_c15WZpmeHgl3fjqGYmSfsA232uHkJwHy8XeNRT_OopRqK90-Y9243DWQrHLBkeX8g_J_8h9lMmODnFJn-fjlkRuS48vTs/s640/blogger-image-2081845423.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We got some good views of the city from the cable car that runs from the centre to the outer barrios but my favourite way of seeing La Paz was from Urban Rush.... A huge five star hotel in the middle of town and its top floor is used for abseiling. No... We didn't do this but our brave friend Jeanette did... Dressed as a rasher of bacon! We just admired the views and got a serious case of butterflies just watching her!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EiXtqF0ID8vtd2vNS3uqcexVVDduCi7Df_wr14yxKPkH6WMqY_JfdbZV3zFrEMGXSNjyyKRvGE47utOC3phRBO_QnW9XJetitUCV-CTq3nNOAgid-zKMhKaL4vgggr6wY4RkL0zoR2Y/s640/blogger-image--531040159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EiXtqF0ID8vtd2vNS3uqcexVVDduCi7Df_wr14yxKPkH6WMqY_JfdbZV3zFrEMGXSNjyyKRvGE47utOC3phRBO_QnW9XJetitUCV-CTq3nNOAgid-zKMhKaL4vgggr6wY4RkL0zoR2Y/s640/blogger-image--531040159.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxksU8HvBfjiDTV4IhdrYSXWOYc3CX9Jc1ZvdIs-IDYF0kHyjXt9Snq9dwHqOZTu_p1Vf0svYZtSm-Y_CO8DA7Adjeey7Bc2Ormx5fZ-CVnS39eNrqHtD9UrCax4vSgAoitFOpu8VQwkY/s640/blogger-image-1752151599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxksU8HvBfjiDTV4IhdrYSXWOYc3CX9Jc1ZvdIs-IDYF0kHyjXt9Snq9dwHqOZTu_p1Vf0svYZtSm-Y_CO8DA7Adjeey7Bc2Ormx5fZ-CVnS39eNrqHtD9UrCax4vSgAoitFOpu8VQwkY/s640/blogger-image-1752151599.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_CfhbzmicM_XJ6YsDBttYfYhoaHqMMZ7YHZZT1gEfAeaJVG49GYYQlxnjia7pOVNiI7u3iKl5WXICdHHUs3VTBhJxKS5p7iA418grV3J7BzHt8tHkvGtINMFazlVaoWfZCBZmHIpvIU/s640/blogger-image--1978424283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_CfhbzmicM_XJ6YsDBttYfYhoaHqMMZ7YHZZT1gEfAeaJVG49GYYQlxnjia7pOVNiI7u3iKl5WXICdHHUs3VTBhJxKS5p7iA418grV3J7BzHt8tHkvGtINMFazlVaoWfZCBZmHIpvIU/s640/blogger-image--1978424283.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_CfhbzmicM_XJ6YsDBttYfYhoaHqMMZ7YHZZT1gEfAeaJVG49GYYQlxnjia7pOVNiI7u3iKl5WXICdHHUs3VTBhJxKS5p7iA418grV3J7BzHt8tHkvGtINMFazlVaoWfZCBZmHIpvIU/s640/blogger-image--1978424283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh337DEMkIFOGtsyRFGtIiFP2ZDr8v9WkJeZJa5CKiU6l-OJuh98xirJC5VRK8mO153qOqSV5oj8iKKerTwjINofuB9niR11b88eDXZmkAC8nXcMNjBYFktbwuudvPGAD7VZrU9Hf3P3PU/s640/blogger-image--691981114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh337DEMkIFOGtsyRFGtIiFP2ZDr8v9WkJeZJa5CKiU6l-OJuh98xirJC5VRK8mO153qOqSV5oj8iKKerTwjINofuB9niR11b88eDXZmkAC8nXcMNjBYFktbwuudvPGAD7VZrU9Hf3P3PU/s640/blogger-image--691981114.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygFqn6FwTKlEtT7BHD4pOaUlq6YTcoPQ6oN5YLX1DuDsNFi6uqmUCxg1mgE5LSPViI2zgPNXAUus6hc2Y2_0y7A7lK37xtJlNY4C_NuGd4z6UDkEsrkX1AbwdiciAonu89GxM8cF_qKc/s640/blogger-image-1407175690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygFqn6FwTKlEtT7BHD4pOaUlq6YTcoPQ6oN5YLX1DuDsNFi6uqmUCxg1mgE5LSPViI2zgPNXAUus6hc2Y2_0y7A7lK37xtJlNY4C_NuGd4z6UDkEsrkX1AbwdiciAonu89GxM8cF_qKc/s640/blogger-image-1407175690.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>For the rest of our time in the city we did the usual things... People watched, ate at the markets and drank lotsa coffee. We ate more pastries (what? It's hibernation season) and on the last day we had the worlds most delicious pasty with pulled pork! I'm still craving it now. We hung in the city centre mainly but we did have a walk down the huge avenue through town to a zone bit more chilled... Still in the centre but it was full of students sat about and everything was so much greener. It reminded us of Miraflores in Lima.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp1kmZz6FxxAc9O2qlF1IM-yHIkbLrys8zn5NDXEkKpyZ6HvRV-oIa3SfZPY5ZiVS7hlR8mjkciJ2PyzZ2fVwqrSi4dDCm9ccurqlXDJyfUGQWQS9ZDtcExGoi6XW4Vz21vsl2BzugH4/s640/blogger-image-1792570460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp1kmZz6FxxAc9O2qlF1IM-yHIkbLrys8zn5NDXEkKpyZ6HvRV-oIa3SfZPY5ZiVS7hlR8mjkciJ2PyzZ2fVwqrSi4dDCm9ccurqlXDJyfUGQWQS9ZDtcExGoi6XW4Vz21vsl2BzugH4/s640/blogger-image-1792570460.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0nhOseMgSMlaXmTqU4qFm9RVCUT9T8W7J1X_7yccHWOQ1Ygsi9s4HwyBj2-FnO5PEM7UyCnPCxbOwngQkl-4qq8Rw22g1Dz6AkmbtOSTM06y5bB2P_ioLnOjnWJV1YsQjqShVzM6rr4/s640/blogger-image--90232898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0nhOseMgSMlaXmTqU4qFm9RVCUT9T8W7J1X_7yccHWOQ1Ygsi9s4HwyBj2-FnO5PEM7UyCnPCxbOwngQkl-4qq8Rw22g1Dz6AkmbtOSTM06y5bB2P_ioLnOjnWJV1YsQjqShVzM6rr4/s640/blogger-image--90232898.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIrkCkuxSGQXNo45RgTl71kZ3X2vLU93iDgkxowqumxa30S5n-Zbmvp71xdZ08vGxQYaNAoD4wOtlkSoyexn5CxwfN-VXovW9iEn-0Ut8oI1uk4y1VTYF_55RZKBKF4ncG9gsc-QroPE/s640/blogger-image-1189516370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIrkCkuxSGQXNo45RgTl71kZ3X2vLU93iDgkxowqumxa30S5n-Zbmvp71xdZ08vGxQYaNAoD4wOtlkSoyexn5CxwfN-VXovW9iEn-0Ut8oI1uk4y1VTYF_55RZKBKF4ncG9gsc-QroPE/s640/blogger-image-1189516370.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Oh there is one more thing... Whilst I wasted away a day in bed being chicken, Harry cycled down 'Death Road' - the worlds most dangerous. He came back in one piece with some scrapes, bruises and a big smile. They got a minivan to the starting point and in true Bolivian style had to take a shot of 80% alcohol to ask Mother Earth to look after them on the ride down... They even poured a shot on their bikes and the ground. 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The crossing to Bolivia must have taken us 15 minutes from getting off the bus to getting back on <i>a huge difference from the long wait at the Ecuador/Peru border. </i>We got to Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca at midday and headed straight for our hotel. We knew we'd be filling the next few days relaxing and not doing too much so we spent a little extra on the hotel to get a balcony and a big room. </div>
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Copacabana is famous for its perfect position on the lake (the highest inhabited in the world) and it's herd of swan pedalos. The town reminded us of a cheesy seaside resort in England in the 80s... Kind of trapped in time but we couldn't complain when it was back to the cheap food prices we were used to in Colombia and it had perfect views and spots to just sit and chill. </div>
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Like I said, we didn't do much in Copacabana over the two days we were there... After a busy few weeks of tours and trips we wanted to have some down time. We headed straight to the shop <i>I'm using shop loosely, more like a few shelves on the street with a lady sat next to them</i> and bought a bottle of rum for two pounds. We spent both days eating trout from the lake, drinking rum and playing cards. Oh, we might have rented out a swan pedalo one afternoon too! </div>
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On the third day we bought a boat ticket to Isla del Sol <i>Island of the Sun... </i>We did one way in the boat and the way back on the roof! We got dropped off half way down the island and walked for 2 hours to reach our hostel in the South. We bought a fried egg and tomato sandwich <i>which was actually really nice haha </i>and sat in the sun until we decided to hit the roof of our hostel and camp out there until the sun went down drinking more of our rum... We had that much we had to share with a German girl who decided to help us finish the bottle... We still didn't but by tonight it will be gone! </div>
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A short post about a long few relaxing days but we didn't actually do that much to write about! Tomorrow morning we get the bus to the capital La Paz for what I imagine to be a very hectic few days! </div>
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Arequipa is the second biggest city after Lima and is surrounded by three huge volcanoes. In fact, on the bus ride there, after googling Arequipa, I found an article with the title '5 cities that could be the next Pompeii...' And no surprise that Arequipa was riding high on that list! We chose a cheap hostel with a great rooftop terrace which had views of the city and volcanoes... It was a great setting for breakfast in the sunshine and even better with our free banana pancakes! <i>A really nice change from the free bread and butter we've been getting in most hostels... </i></div>
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We had our fair share of beers, coffees, cakes and a little bit of fast food <i>which is a nice treat when you've been away for so long. </i>We found a nice bar called Arequipa Beer Club which even had a little beer garden up top... We went twice, first for iced coffee and again for some good beer. We also stumbled across a lady selling the famous queso helado <i>cheese ice cream... </i>Named after its texture not its content <i>thank god! </i>It was the creamiest, cinnamon topped ice cream ever. </div>
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We found the local market and we had to go twice because the food was so good. We found the perfect stall selling some of the cities specialties... One of which was <i>pastel de papas. </i>Think of the creamiest dauphinois potatoes with the crispiest top layer! I had mine with roast pork and Haz had his with another special <i>rocoto relleno</i>... Stuffed pepper with cheese and meat.</div>
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One of my favourite places in Arequipa was the Santa Catalina Monastery... It felt like a city within a city. It's a maze of courtyards, secret stairways, multi coloured walls and plazas filled with fruit trees. The rich widow that owned it brought over nuns from the wealthiest families in Spain in the 1500s which is why the whole place feels like Andalucia itself. The streets are appropriately named Calle Cordoba, Malaga, Sevilla..and are decorated with flowerpots and hanging plants. </div>
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And that's our time in Peru over with. We're sad to be leaving... But Bolivia calls! Tonight we are staying in Puno on the Peruvian side of the border and tomorrow we cross over to Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. <i>The highest inhabited lake in the world! </i></div>
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From Lima we took a 4 hour bus down to a town called Ica, from there we got a taxi to a place called Huacachina. We only spent a couple of nights between Lima and Cusco and covered a fair few hours of this on buses but it was totally worth it! </div>
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Huacachina is a desert oasis. A small pool of water sits between the <i>huge</i> sand dunes and the small road that connects it to its neighbouring town, Ica. The little spot was bustling with tourists, teenagers and families... People were boating on the water and dune buggy after buggy were heading up to the heart of the dunes. We arrived around 4pm which was perfect timing as we'd heard the best time for dune buggying and sand boarding was at sunset. With this in mind, we got to the buggy guys at around 5pm and off we went with another 6 people. The dune buggying was like the best real life roller coaster, I'd never done it before but I would 100% do it again... It was so fun! We stopped off at 4 or 5 huge dunes during the ride to test out our sand boarding skills... Unfortunately, I'd left mine at home. I think I stood up for 2 seconds before sliding down on my bum! Harry wasn't that much better <i>although I think he thinks he was. </i>We also tried it face first on our bellies and <i>that</i> was fast! We stopped off on the way home just on the edge of town for some photos and the view was perfect... The twinkling lights reflecting on the water with the orange sand dunes in the back ground. That night we spent dinner at a neighbouring hostel that had a great bar and better food... Not forgetting happy hour pisco sours!</div>
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I have no idea where to start with Lima. There's a million things to do and see and a million things that we never got round and never would get round to doing. First of all, it's huge. There are forty three districts and we visited three of the main ones the old El Centro, the touristy Miraflores and the bohemian Barranco. We decided to stay in Barranco, an area built up in the 19th Century by wealthy Limeños escaping the city heat... Because of this, the place is full of decaying mansions and villas. Some have been made into museums, restaurants, cafes and hotels and others are just growing old. The whole district is set on a cliff overlooking the sea with a park running along it... When you look over, all you can see is Lima running into the distance. </div>
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We had some great food here... One night we ate at a Basque-Peruvian place so we had a few of our favourites from Spain, we went to a cute chocolate shop and bought some bon-bons and on our last full day we went to La Lucha! We'd read about La Lucha before we got to Lima and immediately decided we had to go... It was described as a Lima institution. It's a fast food style sandwich shop and it's packed most days with queues down the street. We timed it well and scored a table... I ordered a roast pork sandwich, Harry ordered Chicharón <i>a belly pork style meat</i>, both came with pickled red onions, chips and it wouldn't be Peruvian without the over half a dozen sauces they serve it with. They were increeedible. </div>
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The old centre of Lima felt quite Spanish with its big plazas, baroque churches and fountains. It was packed with people and was a lot less modern but we still felt safe walking around. The place was <i>full</i> of menu del dias and Haz even found the Mecca of footballs shirts so he could add Peru to his collection so far... He also bought the first one he'd seen and then tried to ask for a refund when he'd seen better.... I don't know what he was thinking but the lady chuffed with her sale definitely wasn't having it. </div>
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We're leaving Lima today to go and do some sand boarding and pisco tasting... <i>It's a hard life! </i>Lima is one of best cities I've been to and it's a shame that three days is all we have but we've got to keep moving if we want to fit everything in. Over the next two weeks we've got the Nazca lines, Machu Picchu and the place I've been patiently waiting for, Lake Titicaca. </div>
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The people have been so friendly so far, everyone and everything is so laid back and the food.... It's incredible. I've been a little lazy/ill since we've been here so I haven't got round to writing much about the three places that we've been to but luckily they were smaller towns so there isn't too much to catch up on. This post is more of a place to put some photos from our time in Peru so far so I'm not going to write too much on this one. </div>
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Mancora was our first stop in Peru after travelling through the border which surprisingly only took an hour (a lot less than some of the horror stories we'd heard about). We spent three nights here at a hostel by the beach with a huge bar, skanky rooms and a great big swimming pool. The town was small but had some really good seafood restaurants.. All we did for three days was eat, sleep and drink happy hour cocktails. </div>
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<b>Huanchaco- Trujillo</b></div>
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After Mancora we got a looooong day bus to Huanchaco (we thought it took 7 but it actually took 10!). Huanchaco is a seaside town just outside of a town called Trujillo. The place is well known because apparently it's the birthplace of ceviche and the traditional boats the fisherman use are said to be where the idea of surfboards came from. If that's not enough, 10 minutes from Huanchaco is the UNESCO archeological site of Chan Chan... The largest pre-Colombian city in South America which was the home to 30,000 people until the conquest of the Inca Empire. Again, we pretty much just ate, sunbathed and visited Chan Chan. </div>
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<b>Huaraz</b></div>
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Now from Huanchaco we took an overnight bus to Huaraz because it took 8 hours and we'd learnt our lesson from our last bus ride! The overnight buses in Peru are VIP... I'm talking wifi, snacks, actual meals, individual televisions, blankets and pillows... Nothing like our trusty Megabuses. Huaraz is slap bang in the middle of the Andes... Walking through town the mountains and their glaciers are all you can see. The town itself isn't the prettiest but the streets were bustling from early morning to late at night and the main square was hosting a local food fair by what I think were farmers from the region and we finally tried some coca tea from one of the men handing out samples. Unfortunately my time in Huaraz was one big ill blur... At first the altitude got me, making me feel hungover and sick and then i caught some sort of bug. I had some downtime in Huaraz but we managed to fit in a day tour to Laguna Llanganuco... A bright turquoise lagoon created by a group of glaciers. It was beautiful! We had lunch at a restaurant with panoramic views of the Andes and Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru. We also visited the remains of Yungay, a town completely wiped out by an avalanche from Huascarán... the debris and glacial ice destroyed the town and killed 20,000 people that lived there. </div>
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We had a great day but my sickness caught up with me and I spent the next 48 hours in bed! </div>
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We're now in the capital Lima for four days, I'm on the mend and we're almost back to stuffing our faces with food. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coming to the end of our time in Ecuador got me reminiscing about the places we've been, people we've met and of course, the food we've eaten. So I thought I'd share some of the dishes and snacks that we ate and enjoyed on the first leg of our journey in the crazy, amazing country, Colombia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colombian food comes in all different sizes, styles, places, price ranges and times of day. For example you could be sipping on a big hearty bowl of milky egg soup for breakfast in the tranquillity of an old ladies shack, snacking on a spicy stuffed potato ball with rice and meat on the side of a busy duel carriageway with the soundtrack of blaring salsa or dining at night on a giant plate of various traditional meats and beans in a family run restaurant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Varied, often spicy and exciting just like the country itself, Colombian food was a great surprise to our taste buds and we usually find ourselves craving something that we've eaten along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Surviving on a staple of rice, plantain, avocado, tomatoes and beans, Colombian dishes come to life through the different ways that all these ingredients come together or complement the various delicious dishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below are some examples of Colombian foods we loved and will be dreaming about for weeks to come.</span></div>
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On Wednesday we made it to our final place in Ecuador to the UNESCO city of Cuenca. We arrived late afternoon, a couple of hours before sunset at Bauhouse hostel in the centre of the city. We were <i>deeeesperate</i> for laundry so we wasted no time in sending an entire backpacks worth of clothes over to a place with the fitting name <i>Gringo's Laundry. </i>We picked up an empanada from a Chilean bar on the way back into town and ate it on the main square whilst we people watched and figured out what there was to do over the next two days. For the rest of that night we got some stuff from the supermarket and had pasta back at the hostel but not before we caught some others watching Mad Max in the TV room so took advantage of having an actual sofa and tv and joined them.</div>
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We did <i>a lot</i> of eating in Cuenca but <i>more importantly </i>I had my favourite meal of the whole trip so far. Our first morning walking around town we went to a market selling flowers, fruit, veg, meat, fish... All sorts... But on the bottom floor looking up at the third floor, I spotted it. A huge sign that said <i>hornado. </i>Hornado is a dish of roasted pig with plenty of crackling served with mote (a kind of corn), a soft potato and a pickled salad. It wasn't even twelve yet but the place was heaving with people eating it and in our minds we'd convinced ourselves that if we were to go back later it would all be gone. <i>All of the nine pigs worth that was dotted around the room. </i>So we pulled up a seat and ordered a plate each. </div>
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Like I said, we ate a lot of food in Cuenca and it was a lot of <i>great </i>food. We had arepas from a Colombian place with ribs and belly pork, chicken and nachos from a cool brewery whilst watching Ecuador play Argentina (2-0!!), hot chocolate which actually came as melted chocolate, whipped cream and hot milk to add yourself and.... Guinea pig. It's huge in Ecuador and Peru and one of the most traditional of dishes so we had to try... <i>Harry made me. </i>We went to a place famous for it Guajibamba, recommended by my Aussie gal pal Tanya who stayed in Cuenca earlier this year. It took an hour to prepare and we got to see it cooking on the spit in the back and... It really wasn't too bad, in fact it was actually kind of nice! It tasted like a mini roast pig with lots of crackling. <i>Sorry to any of my vegetarian/Guinea pig owning friends. </i></div>
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Overall I think Cuenca was one of my favourite cities that we've been to so far. It was a good size, had some really good places to eat, the people were really nice and the city was beautiful! It was nice to see actual night life too, we were there over the weekend so there was more than usual but so far in Ecuador we found it really hard to enjoy a drink at night because everywhere is so quiet but this time around there was plenty of people around town late and the bars had a more studenty feel! </div>
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Making our way to the coast of Ecuador wasn't difficult but took a couple of bus journeys from Baños to Guayaquil to Puerto Lopez but it turned out to be worth it as we got a short stop off in <b>Guayaquil</b>. We'd been told my numerous people to avoid Guayaquil but that was mostly due to them staying around the bus station and like most cities we all know bus stations aren't usually placed in the most welcoming of areas. So we went with our instinct and spent a lazy afternoon there. The waterfront is the main area to go to if you're short on time. It's filled with museums, bars and restaurants and if you go a little further you come to the neighbourhood Las Peñas... A hill of winding streets and colourful houses, famous for its array of art galleries. We had a stroll and Harry made it to the lighthouse while I watched some kids play hide and seek and may have been giving the younger, breathless, red faced one a bit of extra help... We happened to stay in one of the nicer hostels we've been in for a while too which was an extra bonus. That night thanks to a treat off my mum and dad we headed to a place on the front that we'd read about, they offered all you can eat crab plus a beer, crab soup and crab rice... I don't think we can look at another crab for a while. </div>
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<b>Puerto Lopez</b> isn't big but the bus terminal is a little out of the centre so we grabbed a tuk tuk like car to our hotel. <i>Not even a hostel! </i>We were here for two nights so there was no rush on doing anything for our first afternoon. For a late lunch we found a Colombian place serving our favourite <i>patacon... </i>Flattened plantain topped with cheese and a vegetable salsa, it was the best one we'd had and it wasn't even in Colombia. That night we people watched on the beach and hit up happy hour at the bar next door. </div>
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The next day we had breakfast (there was a choice of three!) and got changed for our whale watching tour. We spent $18 and got a boat ride to see the whales in Machalilla National Park, spotting blue footed boobies (famous in the Galapagos), tortoise watching, snorkelling on the beach in the national park and drinks and snacks before the ride back. It was perfect!! We were lucky to still catch the whales because the season is only July-September but with it being early October the guy said we could still be lucky... And we were! We saw a family <i>mum, dad and baby</i> and it was unreal! The baby was jumping about all over the place and the parents were huuuuge! After the boat trip we remembered that our fave TV guy Anthony Bourdain came to Puerto Lopez and he raved over the ceviche so we had a menu del dia and ordered some.. It was so good! For the rest of the day we had a beer on the beach, went for pizza <i>we'd been craving for days</i> and once again happy houred! All in all we loved Puerto Lopez <i>mostly for the whales</i> but for a dusty, sleepy town we had some great food and saw one of the best experiences we've ever had! </div>
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On Sunday morning we had breakfast and moved on to a small surf hostel, <b>Viejamar</b>, that we'd booked for the night 15 minutes away down the coast. When we got there Buena Vista Social Club were suitably playing and we had the warmest welcome from the Chilean owner Rodrigo and the bunch of volunteers that were currently staying there. Everyone was super nice and from all over the place... Australia, Finland, Spain, France. Within the first 5 minutes we'd seen two huge, bright green iguanas in the trees, Rodrigo wasn't happy though, he said they eat all of his plants... The hostel was one huge garden on the beach, filled with mango trees, banana trees, herbs, avocado trees, even a tree that had a sign for jasmin on it and tonnes of bright pink flowers. All we saw Rodrigo do that day was potter around in his garden! There was a lounge, a pool and some hammocks up on the beach. We literally did nothing for 24 hours except play in the pool, lie on the beach and eat at Jimmys restaurant.... Some delish shrimp rice and shrimp in peanut sauce which was really good!! I think the hostel was one of the busiest we'd stayed in for ages yet I'm pretty sure we were the only customers! Haha </div>
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Ok, so our final stop down the coast was a party, surf town called Montañita. we didn't know what to expect from the place... Every time we mentioned to someone that's where we were heading they'd give us a small giggle and smirk and tell us to enjoy it. We got there and it really wasn't as bad as what we thought but we stayed on a Monday and Tuesday night so I think it was a little more tame than a weekend. It was about 4 or 5 streets worth of stalls selling Montañita merch, tonnes of bars and restaurants and its own <i>Calle de Los Cockteles... </i>An endless street filled with cocktail stalls, each as cheap as the other. We stayed at a really nice hostel on the beach and spent the two days we had there laying on the sand and on Monday night we had drinks in town and perched ourselves at one of the cocktail shacks. All in all for 48 hours Montañita wasn't that bad and we actually had two of the best meals we've had so far in Ecuador there... One place gave us <i>Chupe de Pescado </i>a creamy fish soup with battered fish in it and a Peruvian place gave us green curried fish which soooo good! </div>
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So that's the coast of Ecuador finished... Today we are going to our final place Cuenca and in 3 days we cross the border to Peru... And surprise, our first stop there will be Mancora, another surfing town on North coast.</div>
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Getting to Quilotoa took a fair bit of travelling but we arrived just after sunset on Sunday. We stayed at Alpaca hostel which was a big old cosy house with a huge lobby filled with log burners and armchairs. It was like going back in time for the night... The family that run the place were wearing their traditional hats and outfits and there were even two big iron kettles on top of the biggest burners for our coffee and tea. We dropped our bags off in our room and it was freezing! The beds came with 2 blankets and a huge feather duvet and we had our own <i>much needed</i> log burner too. We hurried out for food because someone at the hostel reminded us about the super moon.... I've never seen anything like it. They said it would be best at half nine but we sneaked out a little earlier. The sky was unreal, it looked fake! I've never seen so many stars in my life and you could even see the dusty shape of the nebula. By half nine the moon was big and had a reddish glow and it was frrreeeezing <i>I'm talking two pairs of socks, two pairs of leggings and walking boots cold</i> so we had one last admire and to bed we went. A few card games later we were tucked up with the fire burning.</div>
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The next morning we had breakfast at the huge communal dining table in the lobby... Eggs, pastries, oats, fruit, jam and coffee. After brekkie we got changed and headed to the famous crater lake of Quilotoa, it was an easy 3 minute walk from the hostel as we were greeted good morning by the locals. It was sunny but so so windy! The lake was one of the best things I've ever seen... A huge bowl filled with turquoise water.. The sides were so steep and high. We walked around it for a good 40 minutes, had a sit down and planned a bit of our route through Ecuador and strolled back. It was a strange, cold night in a very, very quiet town but it was so worth it to see the lake. </div>
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At midday the next day we caught the bus back to Latacunga, a town with not much to see or do but it was a useful stop over for our next place and our hostel had a view of Cotopaxi volcano. <i>Active and smoking. </i>We did want to go to Cotopaxi National Park but because of the recent activity it's shut to visitors for safety and the only hostel available cost an arm an a leg so we saw it from afar for a quarter of the price. That night we shared pizza with some other guys staying over and picked up a new card game with the classy name <i>Shithead... It's a lot better than it sounds I promise.</i></div>
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We stayed in Great Hostel <i>yep that was the actual name </i>and it was actually pretty decent. Both nights we got free dinner and both mornings we got free breakfast. All we need now is free beer. We only had one afternoon and a full day in Baños so for the first afternoon we headed straight to the baths. In the centre of town, next to a waterfall, was the Piscinas de la Virgin... A set of pools <i>hot, medium and cold... </i>Rumour has it that the water is so full of natural minerals and other things that it has healing properties. After the baths and a bit of a boozy night at the hostel bar we woke up and went on the hunt for bikes to rent. We got some for $5 each for the day and started our ride... We were heading for Pailon del Diablo, a huge waterfall some kilometres away from the town. The views were great and the ride wasn't too bad, a lot of downhill helped me out. After an hour and a half of riding, we made it to the waterfall but not without a walk down the hill to get close enough. Harry was brave enough to crawl through the extra stairway that led behind the waterfall but as usual I waited in a more safer spot and admired the view. As promised before I'd agreed to do the bike ride, we avoided the uphill ride back and jumped in the back of a truck with a few other riders and off we went back to town. We got home around 3ish and with the football being on I made the most of being able to have an afternoon shower and siesta and a quiet night of writing this and repacking my messy backpack. </div>
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So, our plan is... Tomorrow (Thursday) morning we travel to Guayaquil for the night and from there we have 6 days on the coast in a few fishing villages and surfer towns. With my current tan you'd think I hadn't been on a beach for months! </div>
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The first thing I noticed was the altitude... they said in Bogotá that we might have had problems but we were alright... Quito is even higher. I was ok but you can just feel it in your body, you get immediately tired and breathless every time you go for a walk. I constantly felt like I was being lazy even though I'd spent my days walking up and down the steep streets. So, because of the tiredness, we tried to fill our days and rest at night... Quito old town made that easy as after 8pm <i>everything </i>closed and left us with nothing to do unless you had the energy to get a cab across town which the boys did do one night.... I spent my evening watching some Kardashian fuelled guilty pleasure tv. </div>
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Back to Quito.</div>
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It reminded us a lot of Lisbon... crumbling but pretty buildings, narrow shops, steep inclines and hole in the wall restaurants. </div>
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<b>Day one:</b></div>
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We started our first day by heading up to the top of the Basílica del Voto Nacional for a view of the city. The steps weren't too bad until we had to cross a weird walkway above the arched ceiling... there was a black steep ladder that we had to go up but I got half way and made the mistake of looking down so I immediately decided that I'd made it high enough for myself already. Harry kept going and came back 15 minutes later in shock and almost white .... apparently the steep set of ladders only led to two more sets.. <i>outside... in the open air... vertically up the side of the tower. </i>He did it but he didn't seem happy. The rest of our day led to some squares, a market, some free museums, a hole in the wall for lunch and an old school cafe that our book had recommended us. I tried the local hot drink <i>ponche</i>, it was described as an eggy milk drink topped with cinnamon... it was strange but wasn't too bad. It taste like a liquid egg custard haha and was served in a huge jarra glass. That night we made the most of having a big kitchen and not many people to share it with and made a steak and onion sandwich! </div>
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For our second and last day in Quito we bought some granola for breakfast and had it with our free eggs and bread, did some catching up via facetime and caught the bus to the equator! We had to catch two busses and it took us just under an hour, it was easy and cheap. When you get there it's made to feel like a small village... with different museum buildings, restaurants, cafes and gift shops. Right at the back is the huge monument labelled North, South, East and West and there's a small area with a egg and a nail... you can balance the egg on the nail if you try because there's less gravity. After, we did some touristy things, took photos, picked up some odd bits from the gift shop and off we went back into town. We didn't do much else for that day as we'd seen a lot of the old town the day before and the altitude really gets to you when you're on the move so after some food we ended up back at the hostel for a siesta. That night we cooked in again and had a cute veggie pasta dish and sprawled it to new episodes of Modern Family and the Goldbergs. Bliss.<br>
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The next morning we had eggs and granola and set off to <b>Mindo</b> for 9 o`clock. Mindo is a small town 2 hours from Quito, it's famous for a handful of adventure sports and birdwatching. We stayed in Cabañas Armonia, a cutesy set of wooden cabins filled with checked wool blankets and a hammock in the front porch. We stayed in Mindo for two nights overall... we went zip lining over the forest canopy which entailed having to throw my legs up in the air whilst my head and arms were dangling below.... it was terrifying and it was called the butterfly. Minus the butterfly it wasn't scary at all, there was a superman move and me and Haz even got to do one together! The only other thing we did in Mindo, except go for a few quiet beers, was the chocolate tour... we tasted the beans fresh from the pod, after fermentation and after roasting, we had a tour of the farm and then we got to taste! With coffee... with chilli... with bbq... and the best brownie I've ever tasted. <i>I've tasted a lot of brownies.</i><br>
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So that was our welcome to Ecuador over with. So far we love it and we're about to slowly work our way down south and then head to the coast!<br>
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After a full week in Medellin we moved down to the coffee region of <b>Salento, </b>famous for it's tall palms and coffee tours. We arrived late in the afternoon just before sunset... sunset is around 6pm which is super early and makes travelling difficult when you want to arrive in a new place in the daylight especially with long bus journeys... but we made it! </div>
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A 20 minute walk down a dusty out of town path led us to our hostel for two nights, a big cosy house filled with arm chairs, two big dogs and empty wine bottles on the ceiling. The first night we just had a walk back into town <i>torches at the ready</i> and found a great little place with two courses for 6000 cops.. about £1.50. We finished it off with a beer on the steps in the main square and dog watched... yes <i>dog</i> watched! It was dogs galore... our favourite stray Fernando followed us for the 2km walk home... he was still there the night after, being pampered by the other groups! </div>
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For our full day in Salento we had breakfast and took a jeep to Cocora valley. The plan was to take a 5 hour hike through the valley to a well deserved ending of endless palm trees and a good cup of coffee but the morning we left, me and Harry admitted to another two guys staying at our hostel that we weren't big hikers and they kindly told us their secret from the day before... if we avoided the main gate to the valley and went straight another 10 minutes then we'd come straight to the palms and miss an uphill battle through the forest... and that's what we did!! We gave the hike a try but after an hour we were bored and tired so headed back the way we came and grabbed that coffee. We finished our day trip with another coffee, a fancy one this time... chemex, v60, aeropress and french presses were all lined up as we carefully chose which we wanted. That night we stayed in, sent Jordan on a beer run down the dusty dark lane <i>with a backpack and two torches celotaped to his hat</i> and watched a super cheesy eighties thriller on the most old school of tvs. </div>
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The next morning we had to catch a 6 hour bus to Cali but first me, Haz and Jordan did a little coffee tour with a few others from the hostel. We looked at the plants, the picking, the roasting and the tasting.. it was a cool little family run plantation with the nan in the kitchen cooking lunch as we were shown through the house and garden. It was a nice end to a laid back two days! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjU4ptE0hZFs0IbgUFBh4zVKVIoIjEbNDw-1OdqZS4TgfjT6d1VYVRSSDGntkn9vAWL9In9UANdfv9sEPHmaG-ZTFpQUcuLho4CXpB1vN53JM2RM0lvucvjAKIwGE7Jp9UBnca5bE6-c/s640/blogger-image-1848548086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjU4ptE0hZFs0IbgUFBh4zVKVIoIjEbNDw-1OdqZS4TgfjT6d1VYVRSSDGntkn9vAWL9In9UANdfv9sEPHmaG-ZTFpQUcuLho4CXpB1vN53JM2RM0lvucvjAKIwGE7Jp9UBnca5bE6-c/s640/blogger-image-1848548086.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68_a-6vcO2HYuILxXDpsWteV2H8A8DszzRH22Cp0OuFGUokx3EEZGclrzYI8c3GCY66Ovea58uNvtiVS2kHD8NSEqr03silbnjPG9Ylg1lI-e26GWxXY5rkrH2WFpwhy06UdMsgUF-l4/s640/blogger-image-1148135611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68_a-6vcO2HYuILxXDpsWteV2H8A8DszzRH22Cp0OuFGUokx3EEZGclrzYI8c3GCY66Ovea58uNvtiVS2kHD8NSEqr03silbnjPG9Ylg1lI-e26GWxXY5rkrH2WFpwhy06UdMsgUF-l4/s640/blogger-image-1148135611.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkt9OrGUxgs4QbMlURXm-jP6P60qBRNEvmrobfj5YsJSiyHWtu6QaibB5qFwCDJQTDiWSGfRrmDsJXLMlhjJap-oCQPxYdExBh2p2QlEW5lBWTp_tjuFRZJyD8RmGEFqzTfv3M2oHQz8/s640/blogger-image-1128680404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkt9OrGUxgs4QbMlURXm-jP6P60qBRNEvmrobfj5YsJSiyHWtu6QaibB5qFwCDJQTDiWSGfRrmDsJXLMlhjJap-oCQPxYdExBh2p2QlEW5lBWTp_tjuFRZJyD8RmGEFqzTfv3M2oHQz8/s640/blogger-image-1128680404.jpg"></a></div></div>
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So off we went to <b>Cali</b>, the world capital of salsa dancing <i>and maybe not as glamorous, was the 4th most dangerous city in the works 5 years ago but we left our wits about us and started in a fairly safe and nice post of town.</i> Back to the salsa, it naturally meant we had to finally take some classes... lucky for us our hostel offered free classes. We arrived late <i>around half 7 </i>which meant we missed the salsa so we went straight out for some well deserved pizza that I'd been craving for days!! That night me, Haz and Jordan <i>aka Dj Deckchair</i> had a few beers by the pool and people watched as everyone practiced their salsa. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>
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The next day I played it lazy and had a morning stroll around town before I soaked up the pros of booking a hostel with a pool... not forgetting our midday salsa class <i>of which I immediately regretted but once the doors were shut there was no going back.</i> At one point the wifi stopped which meant the teacher couldn't load his music and for a split second I kinda hoped he might have to cut it short haha but once we got going it was alright. That night after the boys had a walk round town and a siesta me and Haz hit the kitchen and had a much needed cooking session! We hit up happy hour and headed to a salsa bar with a few from the hostel... you could sit there all night and just watch people's feet!!<br>
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So that's it for Colombia!!<br>
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As I write this, me and Haz have enjoyed an afternoon in the white washed Popayan and are now cosy in our pjs waiting for a long bus ride tomorrow day down to the border town next to Ecuador and on Tuesday morning we'll cross over and head to the capital Quito to meet Joss and Jordan.<br>
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Wish us luck, ciao xx</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242253409483809262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424790269256308806.post-43814837689901466122015-09-15T05:45:00.001+02:002015-09-15T06:18:10.953+02:00#travelpost - Medellin, Colombia<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HEUOJTobP29J8Wklay1K_cdGnKTLYD9plYr7P281RMVzW0kJ-Z4-yiMrA4GaMQU3J4DUlQERWK4cmrNTZNt5LaYFQOgUSxQtR30loIm5n0-5x4MOu9SRcQ2zxH0GAeheBy1EBibHF5Y/s640/blogger-image-597946217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HEUOJTobP29J8Wklay1K_cdGnKTLYD9plYr7P281RMVzW0kJ-Z4-yiMrA4GaMQU3J4DUlQERWK4cmrNTZNt5LaYFQOgUSxQtR30loIm5n0-5x4MOu9SRcQ2zxH0GAeheBy1EBibHF5Y/s640/blogger-image-597946217.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've been in Medellin for quite a few days now and this is the first time I've started to write about the place but after a long few days of sightseeing, drinking and late nights I can't actually remember what we did each day! They've all blended into one.<br>
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If you've been watching narcos then you're probably wondering why we would ever come to Medellin <i>once the world's most dangerous city and home to Pablo Escobar, the world's most renowned criminal. </i>As soon as you arrive here though you really do realise just how much it must have changed in the last twenty years and how welcoming, modern and full of life it's become.<br>
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We arrived on a Wednesday, avoiding a 15 hour bus journey from Cartagena by taking an hour flight for £2.50 more.... we were some very happy gringos that morning. A bus from the airport into town took us an hour but around the city was so green it was actually quite nice after being on the dry coast for so long. For our first few days we stayed at the Happy Buddha Hostel in El Poblado... quite an affluent neighbourhood in the south of the city. It was kind of the Northern Quarter of Medellin with specialist coffee shops, small boutiques and busy<i> </i>bars but instead of the bricked warehouse style buildings it was almost LA style with its green streets and low buildings. It was definitely the more expensive option but it was kind of nice to be in a younger area with a bit more to do food and drinks wise. Whilst we were there we finally had a bandeja paisa <i>the mother of all dishes and a heart attack on a plate....</i> rice, avocado, chorizo sausage, belly pork, beans, fried plantain, an arepa and a chunk of meat. It was intense but so so good. So our time in Poblado was a pretty chilled one playing pool and table tennis and recharging our batteries.<br>
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The city is bustling and really cool. It's not as easy on the eyes as some of the other cities but it makes up for it with some great buildings, the only metro system in Colombia and a big city feel. Botero park, the Museum of Modern Art and the cable cars that run over the barrios high up in the hills created to ease crime and make the route between those areas to the centre more accessible. Being the cheap skates that we are, we paid the 4500 cops <i>just under £1 </i>for the way up and just decided to stay on and go straight back down... at the top there's a park but there aren't many views of the city and it was getting on so we saved our pennies and did a u turn to the delight of the laughing security guy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGOSispgCCnhwPMS2RtAuxIJADVXnMxseEO3Moknrnf7qLOWhgvWcwy3752IV7OVCAszbh6JhHEkQgtM_wTJ_DZj-P0-JWz_sB8DLqxF_RFWcUWO1Un_vw18auGrIGtyPrGrrzhGebPM/s640/blogger-image--902434173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGOSispgCCnhwPMS2RtAuxIJADVXnMxseEO3Moknrnf7qLOWhgvWcwy3752IV7OVCAszbh6JhHEkQgtM_wTJ_DZj-P0-JWz_sB8DLqxF_RFWcUWO1Un_vw18auGrIGtyPrGrrzhGebPM/s640/blogger-image--902434173.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsXsEVPzABcKI4p_jvecOmlw9n5mc9LNgyv-VVrFgkJCRTlRC3InYNZnCCU1QcuAI-HVamUNvs0zBI0vsK4ckG5UTNJsgi4bVtQaLzFGIqQLa7WRZbbSD16mzJp_2IzM4-ojLPqxLo7g/s640/blogger-image-1096290215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsXsEVPzABcKI4p_jvecOmlw9n5mc9LNgyv-VVrFgkJCRTlRC3InYNZnCCU1QcuAI-HVamUNvs0zBI0vsK4ckG5UTNJsgi4bVtQaLzFGIqQLa7WRZbbSD16mzJp_2IzM4-ojLPqxLo7g/s640/blogger-image-1096290215.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMivEG4Fe1nh40PZ6dJvqBlqiSzxFcBFg95pP1a0RNNg9cTFBzIFmDp_Z2ad3z0kmLMpmtqh4dfOGrzimcDsmtdo-sah_Wg5h3-fLWkCVCpCYYlfQ3zrClONOaMSd4jznfv8KXKMjQbzE/s640/blogger-image-285581133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMivEG4Fe1nh40PZ6dJvqBlqiSzxFcBFg95pP1a0RNNg9cTFBzIFmDp_Z2ad3z0kmLMpmtqh4dfOGrzimcDsmtdo-sah_Wg5h3-fLWkCVCpCYYlfQ3zrClONOaMSd4jznfv8KXKMjQbzE/s640/blogger-image-285581133.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAoUovoOrKZEfC5L6lZHD222bM3QgzhsM8vISgWOygJpsu5iEJYQhwuAeZqW6IBuNnCwjPFBA1UqPs1XFEzcM57gqbA4T03n_b8X4A4t6ciFeb83VFGdz0Vivxc1YZn6dAQPoM6OeT4U/s640/blogger-image-1452077941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAoUovoOrKZEfC5L6lZHD222bM3QgzhsM8vISgWOygJpsu5iEJYQhwuAeZqW6IBuNnCwjPFBA1UqPs1XFEzcM57gqbA4T03n_b8X4A4t6ciFeb83VFGdz0Vivxc1YZn6dAQPoM6OeT4U/s640/blogger-image-1452077941.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTWOxPjLavYJmMh3uf7jkutWqESqJnq0stm9cNbxdI45uh1vaCK0DPNB4T7FDMDgtDo_lrFoT_90dxkObbQQlWjAyKWELQsVep1FPkdohpIOVuIYY2PbPwt4NE85siPV5kRqz8IUvPZA/s640/blogger-image--130359153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTWOxPjLavYJmMh3uf7jkutWqESqJnq0stm9cNbxdI45uh1vaCK0DPNB4T7FDMDgtDo_lrFoT_90dxkObbQQlWjAyKWELQsVep1FPkdohpIOVuIYY2PbPwt4NE85siPV5kRqz8IUvPZA/s640/blogger-image--130359153.jpg"></a></div></div><br>
For the rest of the weekend we celebrated Lauren 's 26th birthday in a cute house on top of a valley an hour out of the city, made a well deserved curry and drank the night away... there was A LOT of heads up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhnosMtoCAYTtv_-kdigIYRd5XQKAe5rRuXinsyn7tEFl5nWDgM-jkIWjX7SJoX0oHKCRv8EtcUI3J82jQQ9hX_KkfHslyktWX9CllZSM8WTsmypPHK6Tz68tkl-mZysnd7hg4AXldb0/s640/blogger-image-702696932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhnosMtoCAYTtv_-kdigIYRd5XQKAe5rRuXinsyn7tEFl5nWDgM-jkIWjX7SJoX0oHKCRv8EtcUI3J82jQQ9hX_KkfHslyktWX9CllZSM8WTsmypPHK6Tz68tkl-mZysnd7hg4AXldb0/s640/blogger-image-702696932.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x3aEhG-cznBd-KMnv_zRXDDhKsyc8tvvyJaMCDwZu0wASWcpSAt84vXdJpJg82B6JRMNZYgZM1O6Ny3UcwiAhA0xtS7oeCgXBWoM7vVbVTqf7Za2bXi635WxMXbA5gAeI6zlk0uSTjI/s640/blogger-image-153672776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x3aEhG-cznBd-KMnv_zRXDDhKsyc8tvvyJaMCDwZu0wASWcpSAt84vXdJpJg82B6JRMNZYgZM1O6Ny3UcwiAhA0xtS7oeCgXBWoM7vVbVTqf7Za2bXi635WxMXbA5gAeI6zlk0uSTjI/s640/blogger-image-153672776.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAMDtUbljLcuGO8LXlCGrb154hiPXh9IHGYWF97bx4cKUTbvGJBg3jVch2-9bmekGviDIQttal62t1DElyBIfeBLYcfJmC2bzzF-XVOXHGhGxz1tGC-Cju5dhAkIkVebMQBW1nTGsz_M/s640/blogger-image-453204615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAMDtUbljLcuGO8LXlCGrb154hiPXh9IHGYWF97bx4cKUTbvGJBg3jVch2-9bmekGviDIQttal62t1DElyBIfeBLYcfJmC2bzzF-XVOXHGhGxz1tGC-Cju5dhAkIkVebMQBW1nTGsz_M/s640/blogger-image-453204615.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3E0hjOKlV4MmyT_yEB4bVo0__qQCK8avNmREXfncsDso8GXKFi3DLHA1BC0H7LD47MqPWeDTDMdBJ5qeAJJCuAJy1IFIzLJxIh6-9lLqBWrA6Dz0O0zlOED0z3XuDdL4qZrXShwlsSI/s640/blogger-image--287405193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3E0hjOKlV4MmyT_yEB4bVo0__qQCK8avNmREXfncsDso8GXKFi3DLHA1BC0H7LD47MqPWeDTDMdBJ5qeAJJCuAJy1IFIzLJxIh6-9lLqBWrA6Dz0O0zlOED0z3XuDdL4qZrXShwlsSI/s640/blogger-image--287405193.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LE4qsoYk_3qxz0E4bleoU5qLbWUCaMYa8Oml08RehcaV-Kg-KyUji18zCg9xiRjwW8mvCTEMTwWb5TPvPyQRRkoLy19g14Eje7vHwuzHyqre90VMITSb2L03297IZ0jwxghtyFdtWKo/s640/blogger-image-610495408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LE4qsoYk_3qxz0E4bleoU5qLbWUCaMYa8Oml08RehcaV-Kg-KyUji18zCg9xiRjwW8mvCTEMTwWb5TPvPyQRRkoLy19g14Eje7vHwuzHyqre90VMITSb2L03297IZ0jwxghtyFdtWKo/s640/blogger-image-610495408.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuNRufe-N7yNFSwVIStirA-FNWs_PoDtUcrOH8Tf0FV8AohyF_i73I0dKTbbCdx3O3leI3kQN83CuB9xwaNpcq6YmL8MVs2G-zgmqhdX5rBSxf11O6xOWysbo5sQTKj7V4b1wzQMFfp0/s640/blogger-image-287174929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuNRufe-N7yNFSwVIStirA-FNWs_PoDtUcrOH8Tf0FV8AohyF_i73I0dKTbbCdx3O3leI3kQN83CuB9xwaNpcq6YmL8MVs2G-zgmqhdX5rBSxf11O6xOWysbo5sQTKj7V4b1wzQMFfp0/s640/blogger-image-287174929.jpg"></a></div><br>
Monday morning was our excursion day, to a place I've been excited for since we booked our flights, La Piedra del Peñol, Guatape. A huge rock created by a volcanic eruption that's surrounded by a lake and lots of islands. The drive was two hours out of the city but the views were super cute so it wasn't bad and we had a great view of the rock as we got closer. The rock <i>la piedra </i>has steps running up the middle of it, almost like it's been stitched together by them... 700 steps and I did it!! <i>Just. </i>The view at the top was incredible so we had a little sit down and finished off the picnic that we'd started at the bottom. It was the best.<br>
Before we headed back we crammed into a car and got a lift to Guatape, the nearest town, and it was well worth it.... lots and lots of colourful houses with small ceramic plaques running along each and every one.<br>
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Lots of hammock and kindle time.. </i>Then we are heading south for our final week in Colombia!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next stop... The coffee region of Salento. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a five hour drive from Santa Marta and a loooong hour bus journey <em>with my backpack and small day pack on my lap on a crowded bus </em>from the bus terminal, we arrived in Cartagena. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got to our hostel, Papaya Getsemani, sorted our bags, had a shower and left for a wander. The hostel isn't in the old town centre, instead it's in an up and coming neighbourhood popular with backpackers, 10 minutes walk away from the main tower. I read the area used to be quite dangerous and a hotspot for crime but nowadays it's bustling with locals, backpackers and street vendors and has the perfect square for people watching. <em>Right next to a police station! </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After getting in late from a long, hot journey we decided to have a short walk around the centre of the old town... We were immediately distracted by arepas con queso! The man persuaded me to try it with a fluorescent pineapple sauce and it was actually really good; we've seen the same arepa man now about 4 times in the old town with his little cart... He gives us a nod and a big smile. On our wander we spotted a super cute bookshop/coffee shop piled high with stacks of books, we had a peek in the window and told ourselves we'd come back tomorrow but tomorrow came and we tried to find it again to which we failed miserably.</span><br />
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That night we hung around the main square near our hostel, people watched, caught a wedding and fireworks, had some beers on the steps and ate something called plata con todo...TODO. It was intense. I'm pretty sure I didn't actually like it and kept eating anyway but Harry says it would be the perfect drunk food. Feast your eyes on this....<br />
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On day two we hit the town again with our walking trainers on and cameras ready... <em>10 minutes out of the door and we were already walking like snails because of the heat. </em>I think I said I was hot every three minutes, Harry stopped responding after ten.<br />
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Within the first half an hour we'd already hit up an ice lolly shop that we'd read about and soaked up the air con for as long as possible before it was obvious what we were actually there for. We walked some more, looked in a few shops and sat in some squares and ended up in a little old restaurant crammed with people for lunch... 8000 cops for two courses and a drink. <em>Cheap and old school. </em>On the walk home we stumbled upon Portal de Los Dulces, a tunnel in the made square full of sugared sweets, we got some coconut sweets to take away.<br />
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After a long siesta and FaceTime catch ups we headed to the popular La Cevicheria for dinner (another Bourdain spesh!). We got there just in time, as we grabbed a table a whole load of people flooded the place... Some were still waiting when we'd finished. I ordered shrimp ceviche and Harry had a fish, squid and snails with a coconut milk based sauce, it was so so good! After we headed back to our local square for even more people watching and cervezas.<br />
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<em><strong>Day three:</strong></em><br />
I'll keep it short and sweet... We had a lazy morns with a freebie breakfast and some internet time (doing those rounds) and <strong>finally</strong> found our bookshop/coffee shop. *<em>applause emoji* . </em>We had lunch at a cute little cafe and did a crossword.... <em>We were two words short!!! Ben and Sinead you would have been proud! </em>In the bookshop earlier we found a cool magazine that had the top five views of the city and we found that a chain called Crepes and Waffles had a balling venue in Cartagena so we went there for a crepe that we probably didn't need but a rooftop spot that we definitely did. The Museum of Modern Art followed and then home time for an afternoon nap.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So after a few days in Santa Marta, still just me and Harry, we moved over to the next bay recently mentioned, <strong>Taganga</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We rented a private cabin from Cactus Hotel, on the hill with sea view and its own little terrace <em>hammock included. </em>We didn't get much done for those few days... we lazed about on the beach, had the best stuffed arepas from a street stall, took a boat trip for 6000 cops (around £1.50) to another beach about 10 minutes away and that's about it. The first night there was a power cut so we were out of lights and more importantly air con.... It was a long slog of a sleep. But the day next we got free breakfast from the lady that ran the hotel and they happened to include the tastiest eggs I've ever had plus fruit juice, coffee, another arepa and a bowl full of papaya and banana. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Monday 31st Aug we headed back to Santa Marta to leave our big bagpacks with our hostel there and went to meet the others. We took our smaller bagpacks filled with beach things and mosquito nets and headed for a supermarket dash of tinned food and water before we hit <strong>Tayrona National Park. </strong>No alcohol or plastic bags or packaging can be taken into the park so the supermarket was tricky... In the end we bought plenty of tinned tuna and sardines, sweetcorn, nuts and stacks on stacks of water. We skipped straight passed the alcohol section even though we later learned that no one even checked our bags on entry to the park and a couple in the same camp pleasantly enjoyed a few bottles of wine that they managed to get away with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiting for the bus to Tayrona, a guy pulled up in his air conditioned mini van and gave us a great price to Tayrona so we jumped in with him instead and he managed to take us a little further than the bus would have, saving us a bit of extra walking. I can't remember exactly but price into the park was about 39,000 cops (£8 roughly) but thanks to the kind man at STA travel we used our sneaky student cards and got in for 8000... Just under £2. Every little helps. The park guides sat everyone down before we could set off and showed us a video of the park, it's beaches and wildlife and off we went. We chose the first beach as it's the cheapest and quietest and 1.5 hours later we arrived at Camping Don Pedro to grab a hammock. The walk was pretty tough for me <em>a person that does zero hours in the gym</em> but I managed it, uphill, downhill, dodging lizards, spotting wild pigs, under monkey filled trees and over one stretch in the middle of hot hot sand. Jordan said he'd seen a snake too but I blocked it out as there would have been no chance of me making it if I'd have seen it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent the night there, walked to a few of the beaches, shared our sleeping area with two bats and a tarantula and played a German card game in the evening heat... Taught to us by Julia, a German girl that joined us just after the supermarket that morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day we took one last swim and bathe on one of the most pristine and well preserved beaches in the world t<em>eehee </em>and began our walk back to the entrance. The way back was so much worse. Then we caught a bus to our final place before heading to Cartagena... We went to <strong>Palomino.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other than fincas on the beach there is'nt much else in Palomino but the beaches were beautiful! We stayed in a place called Finca Escondida and pretty much just chilled for 2 days.... Dipped in the sea, took advantage of happy hour and ate some pretty good food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that's it for our journey on the Carribbean Coast. Right now we are back in Santa Marta to catch an earlier bus to Cartagena whilst the other 3 carry on for a few days between the coast and forest with a bit more hiking. For us, we are gonna get to Cartagena a bit earlier cos' we gotta lotta love for the cities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ciao x</span></div>
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