The salt is over 10 meters thick in the center. In the dry season, the salt planes are a completely flat expanse of dry salt. In the wet season when we were there, it's covered with a thin sheet of water that sits on the surface creating the strangest landscape you'll ever see! [AFG_gallery id='2']   Where is it? [mappress mapid="11"] ...

We had already conquered Huayna Potosi (6088m) five days previously but we were still craving something a little more challenging and Mount Illimani (6490m) was going to be the one: its six peaks loom over La Paz dominating the landscape. Organising the climb was a major undertaking, as we didn't book through an agency. We hired a guide privately and organized all our food, equipment and transport ourselves ...

We’ve been traveling in South America for just over three months and along the way we’ve met all sorts of travelers and people looking for adventures. Recently though we seem to have met more and more travelers who are in a hurry, rushing to get to the next place and get a certain experience ticked off their wish lists. I spoke to one couple who were planning to travel South America, South East Asia and Aus ...

Many travelers sail through Otavalo, only making time to see the Saturday market which of course is a must see. The surrounding area also has numerous other activities and things to do. Both Otavalo and Cotacachi sit in the spectacular Iburra Valley with views of volcanoes in almost every direction you look. Cotacachi seems to be slightly off the tourist radar; it’s famous for manufacturing leather goods: y ...

It was our first evening in Medellin and we were debating whether to go and see the “Zona Rosa”, the modern and trendy part of the city, or take the cable car up to the Santo Domingo barrio, which was once one of the poorest and most dangerous neighbourhoods. Our new friends Elena and Noah, who were both almost full time residents of the city, persuaded us to go with the latter and they promised to show us ...

Hostel accommodation can always be hit and miss; with guidebook information often being out of date and giving the wrong impression of a place. So we thought it would be useful to share our honest reviews of the hostels we stayed in over 7 weeks  of traveling in Colombia. Bogota’: Hostal Alegria – La Candelaria, Colonial house with a nice and relaxed atmosphere. Very good location, in a quite area, very clo ...

Whether you are travelling for just a week or several months, choosing the right travel bag is an important aspect of your pre trip planning. Many people believe that any large backpacks will do, even if they aren’t specifically made for travelling. Often people choose climbing or trekking backpacks; however these types of bags are not made for travelling due to their shape, design, numerous straps and outs ...

  Ciudad Perdida is an ancient city built by the Tairona people in 700AD in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta jungle, Colombia.  Only officially found in 1975, it is still relatively undiscovered by mass tourism: just 40 people visit the Ciudad Perdida per day compared to the 500 of Machu Picchu in Peru. For this reason and for its isolated location, only accessible by walking 20km into the jungle for 3 ...