Tag: Travel Tips

  • City Exploration, Panoramic Views, and Unexpected Surprises: A Tale of Santiago and Buenos Aires

    City Exploration, Panoramic Views, and Unexpected Surprises: A Tale of Santiago and Buenos Aires

    JohnS did some exploring of the city, taking in a historical walking tour while JG visited the the 64 story, 300 metres high Gran Torre Santiago providing panoramic views of the city and beyond. The suggestion is that this represents the growing economy of the country. Certainly in the section…

  • Bolivia and Salar de Uyuni – Day 2

    Bolivia and Salar de Uyuni – Day 2

    After breakfast at 7am we loaded the cars and headed off on the adventure for day 2. This was a day of visiting more lakes and rock formations. Clearly the area has been subject to a great deal of volcanic activity over past millennia and the shapes of the volcanoes…

  • Bolivia and Salar de Uyuni – el ultimo dia

    5am and I am looking around the village in the early morning light. There is electricity to the various houses, many with earth floors, and I am wondering what they do for heating. There is a general absence of chimneys on the houses and there are no trees in the…