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Touring the world’s largest salt flats

We travelled by overnight bus from La Paz to Uyuni where we would start our 3 day, 2 night tour of the world’s largest salt flat.  We arranged to travel on the most expensive bus (Todo Turismo: $33 US each) because we wanted to be as comfortable and safe as possible.  … [Read more]

Crossing the border from Peru to Bolivia by land

We were a little anxious about doing our first over land border crossing from Peru into Bolivia but based on all the research we had done, we felt confident that we had picked the route with the best reputation for easy crossings – Puna to Copacabana.  … [Read more]

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Safe and sound in Quito

In spite of the shaky start yesterday, we arrived safely in Quito last night around 11:30 pm.  The travel day went pretty smoothly and without any major incidents– remarkable when you consider we were on the milk run: Ottawa – Boston – Houston – Quito. … [Read more]