Category Archives: Travels
Week 4: Making Miles
Completely exhausted from the trip to Machu Picchu we stayed another night in the great Southern Comfort Hostel in Cusco, doing our laundry (necessary), having a good night of sleep (quite necessary) and taking a shower (absolutely necessary). Our next … Continue reading
Week 4: 10 lessons I learned at the Machu Picchu
“Why you shouldn’t go to Machu Picchu” is the title of an article I wrote into my notebook after a tour took me to Aguas Calientes at the foot of Machu Picchu and one night before I actually went up … Continue reading
Week 3: Cusco – Capital of the Tourists
From Puno we took an eight hour bus to Cusco. I saw the first time railway tracks that really are in use, after hundreds of miles of abandoned tracks and almost missed the bus shopping for chocolate on a stop … Continue reading
Week 3: Bumpy roads and floating islands
The crossing in La Quiaca went fast and without any problems. The usual Austria-Australia-confusion (The guy is holding my passport, looks at me and asks ‘Australia?’) didn’t cost any time and we entered Bolivian ground. The little border-town Villazon gave … Continue reading
Imagine a bus in Bolivia
Imagine a bus in Bolivia. You’re lying back while a Bolivian beauty massages every muscle in your body. It feels like everything is vibrating. A fast percussion rythm is playing in the background, changing volume constantly. An Argentinian gaucho serves … Continue reading