Day 85 We arrived in Huaraz at around 6am, both Ellen & I slept well for a change. Finally getting the hang of these night buses! We went and checked into our hostel and got in on the free breakfast. We have met up with an American girl Stephanie who we met in Arequipa, she … Continue reading Huaraz, Peru →

Day 83 Another yucky 16 hour bus ride, we made it to a city in Peru called Ica. There isn't much to do in the city itself, and the main tourist attraction here is a small Oasis town amongst some sand dunes called Huacachina, pronounced woca-chee-na. We caught a 20 minute cab straight out to … Continue reading Huacachina, Peru →

Day 75 Another night bus down, we arrived around 6am in Cusco. Only 1 more night bus to go thank goodness! They don't get any easier. We found our way out of the terminal and to the street, negotiated a price with the taxi driver and were on our way to the hostel. It is … Continue reading Cusco & Machu Picchu, Peru →

Day 69 We were woken up in our hostel by our host yelling, “MARIAAAAA”. I think Maria is her daughter who gets the breakfast ready. She wasn’t yelling in an angry way, I think she is just so loud & happy everything she says can be heard from a distance. We quickly smashed down some … Continue reading Arequipa, Peru →

Day 67 Today we head to Copacabana, which is a small town which sits on Lake Titicaca, and is a stones throw away from the Peru-Bolivia border. We woke early and jumped on the bus which picked us up from our hotel. The bus trip was fairly uneventful with the exception of a small crossing … Continue reading Copacabana, Bolivia →

Day 63 After a hellish 12 hours of bus, we made it to the chaos of La Paz! We could tell we arrived because the bus crawled the last 10km into the city! We found our way to a taxi and headed to our hotel successfully and dropped our bags off. We were both very … Continue reading La Paz, Bolivia →

Day 57 From Potosi we planned on getting a bus to Sucre which is about 3 hours. We went to the bus terminal that morning and there were a lot of people asking us if we wanted to go to Uyuni or La Paz and when we said Sucre they just pointed off behind the … Continue reading Sucre, Bolivia →

Day 55 We woke early and had a really nice breakfast at our hostel. It was loads of fruit, fresh juice and coffee! Probably one of the best breakfasts we have had so far in South America! They generally aren't much of a breakfast bunch, hence sometimes we have cake for breaky! #health We then quickly … Continue reading Potosí, Bolivia →

Day 52 Today is our first day of our tour from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, into Bolivia to a town called Uyuni. The tour takes you through some amazing scenery including the world famous Salar de Uyuni. We woke up at the crack of dawn very excited but also nervous for a couple of … Continue reading Uyuni tour, Bolivia →

Hello! Ellen here! Not sure how or why but it has been decided it is my turn to write a post.. sorry in advance it will not meet Justin's standards. Day 49 A scenic travel day. We woke up bright and early to make it to our 7am bus which would take us to San … Continue reading San Pedro de Atacama, Chile →