Well, adios, Sudamerica. I’m back in Montreal. Eighteen hours later than planned, massively sleep-deprived, and with a giant pile of laundry waiting for me. But it’s good to be home. Take three After missing my original Aeromexico flights, and my…
Brief Toronto stopover
Not quite home yet
Well, I was supposed to be home by now. But alas, here I am, still in Lima, due to a string of bad luck with flights. Watarimono fell asleep on the job, I guess. Or he drank too many mojitos…
Return to La Paz
Well, this is it. I’m in La Paz, getting ready for my flights to come home. Incas have been encountered, trails have been hiked, llamas and alpacas aplenty have been seen and photographed. It’s time to rejoin the real world.…
Incas, craters and dinosaurs
Today was my final real day in Bolivia, before I begin the long journey home tomorrow. I decided to spend it hiking, After all, where in the world can you hike a segment of the Inca trail, visit a volcanic…
Hiking in Maragua Crater
Coffee, chocolate, pizza and beer
Good evening from Sucre, the town where the weather is fine and the food is good. I spent today giving myself a gastronomical tour of the city. The quest for real coffee I woke up this morning a bit earlier…
Sweet, sweet Sucre
I’ve arrived in my last stop of the trip, the colonial “white city” of Sucre. Sucre is Bolivia’s constitutional capital. It’s a small, attractive city, relaxed and easygoing compared to La Paz’s hustle and bustle. It’s also at a mere…
Silver hill mining town
Hi from Potosi, one of the world’s highest cities. We’re up above 4,000 meters here, which is pretty high, and I can definitely feel the altitude when I walk uphill. Potosi is a colonial town with attractive architecture and quite…
Hot springs and lost cities
Well, I’m back in Uyuni town, after what was a pretty amazing three-day experience in the Salar de Uyuni and surrounding desert. Today was another long day, and I’m exhausted, but it was definitely worth it! Mornings are rough I…