There is no place like the Uyuni Salt Flats. Expanding over 4,000 square miles wide and at an altitude of 11,995 ft, they are a natural marvel that is unparalleled…and at sunset their majesty is magnified (the pictures are coming, don’t worry!). But before setting out on a 3 day/2 night tour of the salt…
As I write this I am sitting deep in the Amazonian pampas, or wetlands. Dark storm clouds have rolled in and the sound of crackling thunder surrounds me. We are suppose to be out hunting for Anacondas, but the cold weather sends them burrowing into the clay. I feel like burrowing into something too! It…
I am currently in a little rural town in Bolivia’s Yungas Valley called Coroico. I have come here to nurse my aching bum, sore forearms and stiff fingers after yesterday’s incredibly jolting, albeit successful, descent down “The World’s Most Dangerous Road.” My chosen place to rehab is a bit outside of town, but I am…
La Paz! I have been here now for a little over 24 hours, and I can’t help but be captured by how interesting, albeit a bit bizarre, this Bolivian capital is. On my flight out of Miami I worked myself into such a frenzy about altitude sickness, or “soroche” – I am over 12,000 feet…
In 18 days I will be headed to South America for the first time (I can cross off #5 of 7 continents after that, baby!). *Cue Applause Track* The majority of my 3.5 week visit will be in Bolivia, but I also have a side trip planned to visit the fabled Machu Picchu in Peru. Those famous Inca ruins…
**Note: I originally wrote this blog for my eShop blog, www.JJCaprices.com and knew it would also be appreciated here! Bon lire.** Come August I will be South America bound – Bolivia specifically. I will also include a side trip to Peru to experience the fabled Machu Picchu. I haven’t started packing yet, but going to…
One of the most ubiquitous questions I get when people learn of my travel bug is, “So what has been your favorite place to visit?” Internally this questions usually makes me all queasy and stressed. The thought, “How dare they ask me to name just one!” creeps into my mind and then I typically expel a…
Or is it just high tide? Actually both. But more on that later… Now that spring has sprung, I am finally writing about my winter trip to Venice. In January and February, I spent over 3 weeks in Europe. To date I have just shared a glimpse of my time in England and not yet…
London. A wonderful city indeed! And I was thrilled to explore and experience it for the first time last week. Big Ben (<- which actually isn’t really called that) was just as impressive in real life, the Tower of London’s history was more captivating than I imagined and the red telephone booths were just cool…
I am in England! After landing in London two days ago I headed straight out of the city to explore the English countryside. And as pretty as it all was, I wasn’t able to stop giggling. Store front and restaurant names like Goblins Pantry, The Eel Catcher’s Daughter, and The Fox and Hounds brought huge smiles…
