It`s a little salty...

So we had a few photos posted by some friends that we made on the Salt Flats outside of Uyuni. I thought I would write a quick synopsis of the tour since we haven`t really talked about it at all. First of all Uyuni is a town with nothing there except for tour agencies and hostels.

And don`t touch the switch for the electric water heaters while you were showering, some people found that out the hard way.

We took the 3 day tour, it ended on the border of Chile and Bolivia. Driving through the vast desert over the salt flats was a pretty surreal experience. Never in my life did I ever desire the keys to a super fast car or bike to rip through the salt flats with. It seemed like it was neverending. The first day took us to the Salt Hotel as well as an "island" in the middle of the flats that was littered with cacti. After that we took some goofy pictures on the flats using camera tricks as you will see below. We ended up staying at nother building that was also made of salt and slept on salt beds... pretty cool stuff.

The second day was pretty awesome, we visited some lagoons including the Laguna Colorada which is a multicolored lagoon. The colors are caused by a type of micro-organism that lives in the lagoon as well as the different chemicals. We are all facing the Laguna Colorada in the picture below.

The last day was pretty much driving through some geysers and a dip in the hot springs, very relaxing though it smelled of sulfur. We watched the sun rise over the mountains in the desert which was beautiful. At about mid day we dropped off the crew that was heading to Chile and embarked on our 6 hour drive back to Uyuni. We got to see a sweet little desert town called Villa Del Mar on the way back as well as a cool area of weird rock formations. We also got caught in a dust storm which was pretty neat. We`ll have more stories and pictures up as they come!

Buenos Dias Buenos Aires

Ok I know i said a million times before that there would be pictures and all that jazz, but as i`ve said for the millionth time the internet sucks down here so we gotta wait... possibly til the end of this month. Sorry. But i promise all the pictures will be worth the wait.

As you all may know we went our seperate ways after Bolivia, if you didn`t know then surprise! I´m in Buenos Aires right now getting a jumpstart with the job hunt. Unfortunately I`ve only been here for two nights and have lost my voice due to excessive partying, and apparently Monday nights are huge here (What?) so my chances of making a swift recovery between now and tomorrow are slim at best... oh well.

I happen to be in the country illegally (whoops) now I know a little bit of how it feels to be an illegal immigrant in America... its not that bad. Although i do look over my shoulder for la migre every once in a while. It is very difficult to find a barbarshop in this city. All I want to do is cut my beard off so I don`t resemble a serial killer but I can`t find a good ol fashion barbar who will take a razor blade to my neck.

I can`t speak for the dudes in chile but i`m sure they are having a blast out there, I will see you all the first week of March depending on whether or not I have a job out here... Also spring break plans anyone? who wants to meet me in Miami?

Bolivia... You can survive here for months on $1000.00

We've spent the last few nights in La Paz unwinding and taking in the nightlife. A vacation within a vacation if you will. The city is so unbelievably cheap, as Jordan said, if we manage to spend a hundred dollars in the week we are here that would be an accomplishment. We haven't done any sort of activities yet, but a bike ride down the world's most dangerous road, and a round of golf at the highest golf course in the world are in the plans.

After La Paz we are heading to Uyuni de Solar to see the colored lagoons and the salt flats, that'll be a 3 day trek which we are very much looking forward to. The trek will leave us in San Pedro de Atacama. As I said before the internet here is not the greatest so uploading pictures isn't really an option, but they will come soon enough.

Buenos Aires in less than two weeks... so excited.

GO BEARS!!

Getting Elevated

It has been a bit of time since our last post. Forgive us. The last week has been a very busy and hectic one. We finished up our 4 day 3 night hike of the Machu Picchu trail, it was nothing short of incredible. We will be posting pictures soon, the internet connection at our hostel is subpar. We will post pictures once we can get a better connection.

Cuzco has been my favorite city on the trip so far. It is about 8,000 feet above sea level and surrounded by beautiful mountains and gorgeous landscapes. It is called "the gringo capital of South America." It is quite touristy here, everyone pretty much speaks english and are from all over the world. I'd have to say that Australians are definitely the MVPs of this trip they make everything more enjoyable, so I say "cheers" to them.

Tonight is our last night in Cuzco, we are heading to Puno on an overnight bus to see the floating islands of Lake Titicaca. The islands literally float on the lake, they are made of some sort of wicker and dirt material that is built layer by layer which makes the islands float. Sounds pretty cool. We should be arriving in Puno at around 5 am, we are going to do the half day tour then jump right back onto a bus to Copacobana. At this point we will be across the Bolivian border and on our way to La Paz... The highest capital city in the world. I believe it sits somewhere around 12,000 to 13,000 ft above sea level.

After La Paz the plan is to head down to Uyuni de Solar and explore the Salt Flats and the colored lagoons. That will pretty much be the end of our time in Bolivia. We will keep you all posted and picture will be up soon, we promise.

Go Bears

Tonights special is Guineau Pig a la plancha

We have been in Cusco Peru for about three days now and it is simply breathtaking. Which ever direction you are looking the view will definitely impress your eyes. The food is really good and cheap! I hear the guineau pig is quite tasty too. The altitude took a few days to get used to but its all good now. I am really looking forward to our hike up to Machu Picchu it is something that I have been trying to do for a few years now and now its here!! Came a lot quicker than expected but I guess that is the same for most things in life. I hope to take amazing pictures and have a great story to share when I get back. much love
the L

Colombia is so 2010...

Hope everyone had a safe and sober NYE! We just arrived in Cusco last night after about 18 hours of traveling so we're kind of just taking it easy until we head out to Machu Piccu on Wednesday. Our hostel is way legit (probably my favorite so far) and we're meeting awesome people all the time. Last night we went to the "downtown" area of Cusco and hit up a couple bars where they apparently have a deeper love for Bon Jovi and Michael Jackson than Tracy's on a Saturday night. So far so good. Also, a round of Jager-bombs goes out to our new Brazilian friends at Loki, you've honestly made me never want to play asshole in a public place ever again. More pics/stories to come.

Chaz