La Albahaca Hostel
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La Albahaca Hostel
One of the smallest hostels I have stayed in, with only one bathroom and shower. but its the best place to be!
The kitchen is the size of an Irish hot press, with a 2 ring gas camping stove. So luckily they cook every night. We have had amazing asado, ravioli, BBQ chicken with tasty salads and breads. Amazing feeds. And everyone is forced to …
'Getting rural'
After some advice from Manuel (our BA airport friend) and a little bit of research Sarah and I decided to head north to Tilcara, which is close to the Bolivian border and right in the heart of the Andes. The scenery was breathtaking and my love and appreciation for the Andes mountains was beginning to grow. The bus ride ended in this small town …
Horsing around
We were up and out of our Jujuy hostel after a disturbed nights sleep, even I was woken up, thats how loud some other tool in the room was. We sorted tickets for our two hour bus journey to Tilcara and after a quick walk through the markets surrounding the bus station we were on our way. The views of the mountains and surrounding scenery in general …
Muy frio en Tilcara
I think it is fair to say Tilcara was the first place we visited that had that ´non-touristy´ feel to it. Although there were probably a good few backpackers like us. The bus trip from Salta was a good trip. Staring out the bus window at the orange and multi-coloured mountains we didnt feel the need to take a seperate trip to Purmacara to see the …
Taking the scenic route..
... up close with various slightly strange looking cacti. When we got back to the hostel, we were confronted with the rather strange case of the missing bread. That being the second time we lost the same loaf of bread, we gave up looking (neither of us can understand where its gone), we used it as an excuse to sample the tortillas being sold on pretty much every street corner. They're like an oversized empanada filled with goat's cheese, cooked over hot coals. Amazing. ...
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