Category Archives: South America
Week 5: On the Slow Road
I’m on a boat. Somewhere between Asunción and Concepción on the Rio Paraguay. The sun is shining, but the wind is cooling enough not to let me sweat. I’m lying in the nose of the Cacique II, a small boat … Continue reading
Week 5: A Magical Night
A tiny step for humanity, but what a leap for me! I, Jakob Arnim-Ellissen, on the 8th of August 2009 managed to sleep. In a bus. A Bolivian bus. A Bolivian bus on an unpaved road. Truly amazing. But I … Continue reading
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