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Uyuni Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Uyuni, Bolivia
Olivia reaches Bolivia
To get to Bolivia....or at least somewhere habitable in Bolivia we did a 3 day rattle over the Bolivian dessert and salt flats in the back of a 4x4 accompanied by 2 Scots and a Croat and of course Bolivia - the driver! We started in San Pedro in a ...
Salar de Uyuni and Sud Lipez
... landscapes, I think I should let the pictures speak for themselves... Nous venons juste de terminer une excursion de 3 jours dans le Salar de Uyuni (immense désert de sel, 12500 km2) et dans la région du Sud Lípez. A mon avis, les paysages les ...
Butch Cassidy eat your heart out!
... hotel room. (3pound for an hour, a splash-out I think was justified!!). Tour 2, The Salar del Uyuni tour is the most famous and popular in Bolivia. 4 days in a jeep travelling around the most remote and beautiful scenery imaginable (actually it was ...
Weak and watery
... to rain. Soon the streets were about a foot deep in water - flowing in torrents. Dismounting our horses became a major hazard. High Bolivia only gets 300mm of rain each year - the problem is not quantity but the complete absence of drains. It says a ...
Salt Plains
... other operators, would stop and offer assistance. One car must have blown its wheel hub seal thingos. The mechanic had come from Uyuni with a replacement vehicle and had the axle apart ready to drive it 10 hours home form near the Chile border. He used a ...
My Birthday! Uyuni Salt Lakes
... dinner, where Freddie announced that his birthday present from his parents was money to go out for a nice meal. Well we were in Bolivia so the money actually meant we all had huge dinner of pizza, and then went to the cactus bar and drank all night, ...
The One Where we Partied in The Desert
Servus!! In Uyuni angekommen, die bis jetzt mit abstand haesslichste Stadt die wir bis jetzt gesehen haben, sind wir schnell in ein Tour-Buero gegangen, da sich ein gewaltiger Sandsturm angenaehert hat. Wir waren zusammen mit einem Deutschen, 2 ...
Day of Waiting and Todo Turismo
... and went for breakfast and eventually, out of laziness, we went with Fatima, the gold toothed tout who had been following us around all morning... salar de uyuni... 3 dias - 2 noches...! We bought our supplies and off we went...into www.loopylamb.com ...
Salt Plains
... few photos of the journey to give you a flavour. The end of the tour marked the end of our time in Bolivia ... a great country with great people, sights, suonds and especially prices. We only wished we could have stayed longer! Sorry ...
Heaven = Earth
... geweldig of prachtig was, met uitzondering van Iguazu en Porito Moreno misschien. Het gebied tussen San Pedro de Atacama (Chili) en Uyuni (Bolivia) is zo verschrikkelijk mooi, dat er geen andere conclusie te trekken valt dat de hemel zich gewoon op aarde ...
Uyuni
This entry is going to be a long one! We have decided to write up the subsequent entries first and come back to this one when we have more time! 'Bus Time' this entry - N/A hours Total time on South American buses - 246 ...
Potosi & Uyuni
... ;rather than the British, when the guide mentioned a few British pirates!). We then had a really rough day on the road to get to Uyuni which is famous for the Salar de Uyuni, the world´s largest salt flat. We had a great day out on the salt flats and ...
Uyuni
Hola there!! We have made it to Uyuni in Bolivia after 3 days in a 4x4 across what seem the worst roads we have ever been on & across a salt flats covered 10cms of water!! Yes thats right. Talk about a change in direction. This wasnt in the ...
More salt Vicar?
... best until last. For anyone thinking of going to Bolivia this is definitely a must do!!! We then arrived in Uyuni.. our first town in Bolivia and straight away we were struck by how different everything seemed. The people really look different.. far less ...
Salt Flats
... . There were piles and piles of salt just outside the town. Our last stop was the "train graveyard", just outside of Uyuni. It is a collection of old, rusted trains all abandoned in the same place. After enjoying my first hot shower in ...
Amazing Bolivia
This is one of the big milestones of our trip - the 3 day trip from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni, Bolivia, in a 4x4. Laura, my cousin, did this trip before and after seeing her pictures and hearing the stories, we knew that this trip would be a must. ...
A road of hell
Well it is now 11th of April and after such a disastrous day yesterday we are having a great relaxing time here in Uyuni, Bolivia. Yesterday we started out of Ticara just after 8am and as usual before long I was taking photos of the wonderful ...
From Argentina to Bolivia and the Salt Plains
... been a few days since our last update but we are back on the map after a very exciting 4 day trip from Tupiza to Uyuni in Bolivia! First, we´ll start from where we left off with the trip from Salta, Argentina to Tupiza, Bolivia. To cut a long story ...
Salar de Uyuni & Bolivia's SW Lunar Landscape
... world's largest salt flat! A couple tips for the Salar trip if you end up going... 1. You can go from Tupiza or Uyuni from Bolivia or from San Pedro de Attacama in Chile. It's cheaper to go from Uyuni than Tupiza for the full tour (Uyuni offers 1, ...
4x4 trip to the Salir de Uyuni salt plains
... . He`s also meeting Jamie (girl) who´s coming out this Friday. We took a bus to Tupiza, the "Wild West" of Bolivia. The whole trip was amazing, no words can describe it. Please see the photos! ...
with a dash of salt please
... , I thought about what a popsicle I would become if I were stranded on those vast unforgiving plains overnight. Did I mention the coldness of Bolivia yet? Well, if you are coming from the north this time of year, then don't wait to buy a beanie and ...
The Minuteman has the last laugh!
... is a part of Bolivia´s culture and has been for hundreds of years. Coca helps combat the effects of altitude and as most of Bolivia is kilometres above sea level it was something we may need to rely on ourselves. When we eventually arrived in the train ...
Unbelievable Uyuni!
... a town there, no-one knows. It is situated in the middle of the most barren area, with one of the harshest climates in Bolivia. The snow made the town even more unpleasant but it was rather festive as the town was filled to the brim with stranded tourists ...
Salar de Uyuni
... en bovendien waren wij gek en waanzinnig onbeleefd en respectloos. Op Mark z´n vraag of we hier echt in Bolivia waren antwoorde de vrouw: nee, in Uyuni. vervolgens dreigde ze de politie erbij te halen..denk je alles gehad te hebben... Hebben maar eieren ...
Take me away! Now!
... gorging us (by Bolivian standards) for the accommodation, trip and bus tickets. But despite this, everything is dirt cheap in Bolivia. 2. Forget everything you learnt about buses in Argentina - despite using the same grading system, Super Cama, Cama, and ...
Day 4 of the Altiplano
... in the flats - the other two have been removed and rebuilt brick by salty brick on the edge of the flats near Uyuni. This one remains as a museum and somewhere convienient to eat breakfast on a salty table sitting on salty chairs looking at the salty ...
The mind boggling salt flats
... , believe me!), hot water is a big premium for a hostel too! Its fair to say sanitation in general is not Bolivia's strong point. After 5 weeks in Argentina it felt refreshing to be in a new country, ridding ourselves of the ...
Worlds largest salt flats
... of the way to Uyuni where the tour ended. It was a different experience from our 3 day hike into the Colca Canyon in that we were in a vehicle the majority of the time, but we did see some amazing sights and it was a great way to get from Chile to ...
Salt Flats Tour - Day 3
... killing. We drive on and reach our final accomodation - the salt hotel. It is right on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni, which looks like a large flat expanse of white. The hotel is totally made from salt from the Salar. Its less basic ...
Uyuni
Bonjour! Nous voici arrivé à Uyuni, région connue pour son salar (mer de sel). Nous avons voyagé toute la nuit. Une partie de la route étant bloquée par des manifestations, notre autobus a donc dû rouler sur un autre ...