We left at 4am, the hardest morning of the holiday so far. There were no hot showers in this 'simple' accomodation (just 2 horrid toilets), yesterday's was luxurious by it's standards, even the running cold waster was outside! First stop we saw an amazing geyser shooting hot vapour out of the earth. It is amazing to think we are so high above sea level, and yet the earth is very thin here. We then stopped at a thermal spring just as getting light with amazing su...

Are we bringing bad luck to nearby tour groups throughout South America?!? One of the first things we hear after crawling out of bed at 6am (groan) is that one of the other groups checked into the hostel were abandoned by their guide the previous night! We had to leave them behind, as our 4x4 was already crammed. Heading south of the salt flats, we travelled into lanscapes formed by volcano, lava, and colourful lagoons. It is really dusty everywhere and the wind...

We arrived on the overnight bus into Uyuni just before 7am, really tired. We had the name of the agency we originally booked through, the name and address of the agency actually organizing the tour, and a contact name for someone supposed to be meeting us off the bus. However, in true Turismo Boliviano style, none of the above could be found. At that time of morning it´s FREEZING in Uyuni, so we rushed to a cafe for breakfast where a smoky open fire was warming...