by Sarah Duff | Mar 1, 2015 | Argentina, Around the world, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America
The second part of this year-long around-the-world trip (after a three-month stint in the USA), was South America, a continent I had never visited. It had always seemed so far from South Africa, so I felt like a normal-length two-week trip would never cut it. I saved...
by Sarah Duff | Jan 16, 2015 | Around the world, Bolivia, Favourite places to stay, South America, Wildlife
“This is why it’s called a rainforest”, said our guide Orlando Queteguari Apana, as the dark clouds broke above us and rivers of rain were unleashed. We regretted not choosing to take wellington boots on the hike, as pathways through the trees...
by Sarah Duff | Nov 24, 2014 | Around the world, Bolivia, desert
My introduction to Bolivia couldn’t have been more dramatic: a border crossing from Chile at over 4000 metres above sea level in the freezing early morning with the giant Licancabur Volcano looming in the background, followed by three days of offroading in a...