For those of you keenly awaiting my blog posts on Easter Island and Antarctica – they are coming, I promise! The delay has been caused by my absolute immersion in the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant – the Unbeliever, the final installment of a fantasy series written by Stephen Donaldson. I have always loved […]
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Final day of the trip was only a short one for me, given I was crossing over into Chile. That being said, it started bloody early so we could get to the Sol de Mañana Geysers for the sunrise. This is when they are at their best, and it really is worth getting up early
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While we spent the first 2 days of the tour exploring the Salar itself and being blinded by its incredible whiteness, the last 2 days were actually spent south of the Salar visiting incredible lakes and marveling at the altiplano landscapes that I love so much. This part of the world really is incredibly beautiful!
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Day 2 of our trip through the Salar de Uyuni had us exploring the Tunupa Volcano. This was the bit that turned the regular 3-day trip into a 4-day trip and I was super-keen to get out and do a bit of walking again. We first of all visited the mummies of Coquesa – with
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Ask me what are the top 3 things I’ve ever seen in my life up until now and I’ll tell you: a total solar eclipse (from Ceduna in 2002) Comet Hyakutake (from Siding Springs Observatory in 1996) the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia when it was full of water (May 2001) This last was a
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