Blogging and the reality

Blogging and the reality

We are back! – Ups In mid-April we landed in Germany safely, we met our family and friends and returned to our companies. But how can that be? According to the current blog entries we are still in South America. Something doesn´t fit so it does not surprise us that we get placed during and […]

Bariloche – A place we will never forget

Bariloche – A place we will never forget

Lakelands at the foot of the Llao Llao Bariloche is a small Argentinean town in the province of „Rio Negro“ and is located on the lake „Nahuel Huapi“ at the foot of the Andes. The idyllic village embedded in a green mountain landscape has emerged as a major tourist destinationin recent years. Whether the extreme […]

Patagonias little stories

Patagonias little stories

Secret Santa Celebration It was our first Christmas without family and friends. Far away on the other side of the world there should be no Christmas tree, no Christmas turkey and no cozy fireplace this year. These days of our trip could have been very lonely if we had not had our great crew with […]

El Chalten – Mount Fitz Roy

El Chalten – Mount Fitz Roy

The eternal secret Two days before Christmas we reached the quiet village El Chalten. Since this place serves as a base for hiking around Mount Fitz Roy, it is not as crowded as El Calafate and it’s something quiet and leisurely pace. El Chalten is a small community in southern Argentina. It is in the […]

El Calafate – Moreno Glacier

El Calafate – Moreno Glacier

Visiting the white beauty El Calafate belongs to Argentine Patagonia and is the capital of the region „Lago Argentino Department“. After the first few days in the tent and the glory of Patagonia’s nature El Calafate was a great contrast. The tourist town with the long-drawn main street and its souvenir shops, nice restaurants and […]

Ushuaia – The supposed end of the world

Ushuaia – The supposed end of the world

Truth or lie? For the Argentines their spot is the best of the best. They have the best football players, the biggest financial break down and the best meat, which, exceptionally, is not entirely wrong, and just the southernmost city in the world. But what does this southern town, end of the world, mean, there […]

South America – A Summary

South America – A Summary

Between big contrasts, small obstacles and many beautiful moments! When we talked about our traveling route before, then there were usually two reactions. The first one was, „I really want to do the same“ and the second one, „What about the security in these countries?“. In South America we often heard the second question. The […]

Trough the north of Argentina

Trough the north of Argentina

Travelmates Our plan that we made with Debbie and Manuela the night we arrived in Salta sounded actually quite good, we get up the next morning and organize some Argentine money on the „Blue Market“. But we know how it is with plans, first, it is different, and secondly – well, you know…

San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama

36 degrees and it will be even hotter! San Pedro is a small town in the middle of the Atacama Desert and it is at 2.450 meters. The place is small, dusty and it is teeming with tourists. The annual 50.000 desert tourists from around the world flock to the Atacama Desert which is one […]

The culinary way to the south of Bolivia

The culinary way to the south of Bolivia

In Sucre we had the belly full After returning from the jungle we took the night bus to Sucre directly. Here our culinary highlights are to mention. After the Lonely Planet had left us at two restaurants in the lurch, we went back to our hostel „KulturBerlin“ after a perceived marathon empty-handed and with an […]

Rurrenabaque – The jungle paradise

Rurrenabaque – The jungle paradise

Fly for advanced Our first thought when we went on the airfield of the airport La Paz was actually very positive. Good machine, spacious and very trustworthy. So we went straight for the stairs and wanted to look for our seats when a puzzled tarmac staff pointed in the other direction. Our eyes wandered to […]

La Paz – Walk in the Clouds

La Paz – Walk in the Clouds

By gondola over the city When we first looked at La Paz we only had one thought, „Wow, the city is huge!“ The vast majority of La Paz lies in a valley at about 3,600 meters above sea level and is home of about 1.4 million people. In the south there is the 6,400 meter […]

Copacabana – Isla del Sol

Copacabana – Isla del Sol

On the sunny side of life Our first border crossing on this trip was very relaxed. We were driven from Puno along the Lake Titicaca to passport control by bus. After having left Peru we went into a small cubbyhole to get the entry stamp for Bolivia. A new country with new money, new conversion […]

Puno – The floating islands

Puno – The floating islands

All my clothes are so colorful We arrived in Puno from Cusco after a seven hours overnight journey at 5 o’clock in the morning. We took a taxi to our guest house directly hoping that someone was awake so early. In nightgown and slightly sleepy but with a smile on his face Consuelaa opened the […]

Cusco – The gateway to Machu Picchu

Cusco – The gateway to Machu Picchu

Many roads lead to Rome, ähhh Machu Picchu … If you look at a hostel and another guest tells you a big fat „NO“ twice then you leg it and disappear. We were not well prepared for Cusco. The variety of hotels had led to no results and we just wanted to leave most decisions […]

Arequipa – Between street food and some other lucky charms

Arequipa – Between street food and some other lucky charms

Sometimes fate decides for us. After we arrived in Arequipa we went by taxi to the hotel. Here we were able to start relaxed in the day on the roof terrace. Now we only needed a plan how to get to the Colca Canyon and what tour we wanted to do. When we got in […]

May it be a little “sea”?

May it be a little “sea”?

Chilling at the coast of Paracas! Having arrived in Lima our plan was to book a night bus at 3:30 clock to Paracas. But it never happens what you expect. The bus was full and we stood there stupidly. This meant for us to take the next one at 7 o’clock and try to kill […]

Huaraz is like a good martini …

Huaraz is like a good martini …

… shaken, not stirred. This is the feeling when you go off the main roads onto gravel roads towards the mountains. Because here is the Mecca for all climbers. Huaraz is located at 3,050 meters and is surrounded by the backdrop of the snow-capped Cordillera Blanca. This constitutes a work of art of sharp peaks, […]

Everything was prima in Lima

Everything was prima in Lima

The adventure beginns We were already quite excited when we stood in front of Julio’s door at 8 clock, our first couch surfer, unsure if we were not a little too early. After ringing several times an oversleeping looking host we had seemingly dragged out of bed opened the door. :)