I’m not usually one to wander around cemeteries (despite many people loving them for photo opportunities), but I was fascinated by the Santiago General Cemetery after I was introduced to it through Tours4Tips on the Santiago Offbeat tour. For a start, it is one of the biggest cemeteries in Latin America, covering 85 hectares and estimated…
I’ve always loved classical music but rarely do I find myself listening to it (though I love it when I do), and even more rarely do I go and see it performed live. I think the last time was a few years ago when I went to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra playing their free…
One thing you quickly realise as you travel through Central America on public transport, is that these countries seem to have a bit of an obsession with Air Supply – an Australian band from the 1970s and 80s. You are almost guaranteed to hear at least one of their songs on any bus you travel on,…
I know, I know. Each country in Latin America has its own special uniqueness. But I have to admit that having traveled through Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in the last 9 months, Chile (well, Santiago) is quite a different beast! Here are some brief observations from my first 2…
As you might expect, I didn’t stop sampling Bolivian food even though I’d overstuffed myself on the Foodie Tour in La Paz 🙂 Here are some of the other Bolivian delicacies I tried in my 3 weeks in the country: Salteñas It doesn’t get much better or more Bolivian than this! Essentially a baked…
The city of Potosí in Bolivia has 2 key claims to fame: at 4090m above sea level, is one of the highest cities in the world. it is the site of one of the richest silver mines in the world – Cerro Rico Well, it was until they dug all the silver out of the mountain,…
While I was in Sucre, I really wanted to do another multi-day trek – but unfortunately the companies I emailed never responded to my enquiries (a very common and frustrating occurrence in Bolivia). I subsequently told one of the companies about this and the person I was talking to seemed genuinely horrified that nobody had…
Turns out cooking classes are very difficult to find in Bolivia! However, upon looking at all the pieces of paper pinned on the noticeboard in Condor Cafe (highly recommended place to eat!) in Sucre, I came across an offering by La Boca del Sapo (the Toad’s Mouth). Moises, who runs the classes, decided…
Those of you who have been following along for a while know I love checking out street art. And I’m pleased to say, Bolivia’s cities have a lot to offer! La Paz I really wanted to do the Murals and Urban Art Tour of La Paz offered by La Paz on Foot, but the difficulties…
Our final day in Parque Nacional Toro Toro we did the excursion to El Vergel and the Cañón de Toro Toro linking up with Chiflon Qaqa. The day started out with more dinosaur footprints just on the outskirts of town. This time, footprints from Ornithopods (left), more Theropods (centre) and some Sauropods (right). It was interesting to…