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Time to Explore Lake Titicaca!

Lake Titicaca, located on the border between Peru and Bolivia, is one of the largest lakes in South America. With charming villages, floating islands and beautiful walking trails, Lake Titicaca is a fascinating place to explore. We decided to visit Lake Titicaca from both sides. First stop: Copacabana, a small town on the Bolivian shore of Lake...

July 19, 2016

Top Things to do in La Paz

Welcome to La Paz, the governmental capital of Bolivia. Located at an elevation of 3660m above sea level, this great city has a lot of fun activities to offer, so take a very deep breath and start exploring! 1. Explore the colorful Markets of La Paz Take a walk around the weird Witches Market and...

May 14, 2016

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The Story of How I Almost Died in the Salt Flats of Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat, located in southwest Bolivia at an elevation of 3,656 meters above sea level. With spectacular landscape and memories that will stay with you forever, Salar de Uyuni is one of the highlights of South America. Salar de Uyuni seemed really interesting to me when I started reading about South America. I was...

February 29, 2016

Bolivia Destinations South America 12 comments Backpacking Panda

Bariloche: Amazing Nature and Awesome Food, I’m in Paradise!

Bariloche is a fun city located next to Nauel Huapi Lake and surrounded by amazing nature. With lots of activities, beautiful landscape, delicious chocolate and the best meat in the world, this city is not to be missed! We planned to stay 4 nights in Bariloche, but ended up staying much more. We stayed at...

September 9, 2014

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Torres del Paine: Our First Trek in South America!

Torres del Paine is a famous national park in Chile, and consider to be one of the best trekking in South America. The Patagonian landscape of the park includes beautiful lakes and rivers, glaciers, massive granite pillars and more. The trails are well marked and the difficulty is not too demanding, which makes it a great choise for...

July 9, 2014

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Welcome to Ushuaia, The End of The World

The capital of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, is (almost) the southest city in the world, surronded by the Martial mountain range. It is COLD here, but there are so many amazing landscapes to see. We took a 4 hour flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia. After spending a while in the tropical weather of Brazil,...

April 22, 2014

Argentina Destinations South America 6 comments Backpacking Panda

Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve: crystal clear water and stunning mountain views

Today we are visiting the place that caught my eye when I first started to think about China as our next destination: the amazing Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. It is located 330 km north of Chengdu. Most visitors arrive here by bus (about 10 hours) or flight from Chengdu. It is famous for its magical lakes, spectacularly beautiful...

November 7, 2013

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The Dolomites: Feeling Lucky Seeing this Incredible Landscape

Days 7-10 The trip from Venice to Cortina supposed to be easy: a direct bus from Venice. But since we visited after the high season (high season lasts until September 13) we needed to take the train from Mestre to Calalzo and then a bus to Cortina. The view from the bus was spectacular. In...

November 5, 2013

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Tag Archives: Beautiful Lakes

Time to Explore Lake Titicaca!

Top Things to do in La Paz

The Story of How I Almost Died in the Salt Flats of Bolivia

Bariloche: Amazing Nature and Awesome Food, I’m in Paradise!

Torres del Paine: Our First Trek in South America!

Welcome to Ushuaia, The End of The World

Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve: crystal clear water and stunning mountain views

The Dolomites: Feeling Lucky Seeing this Incredible Landscape

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