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With Lara and Charles, we decided to explore the volcanic area of Laki by bike. It is an inaccessible area, with spectacular landscapes and untamed nature, which hides a tragic past. In 1783 there was an 8-month eruption that affected… Continue Reading →
Sucre is a very pretty city, with colonial houses painted in white and fairly organized traffic. It also has a very interesting “mercado central“, where they sell typical dishes and food. I take the opportunity to sightsee a bit: visit… Continue Reading →
Once I have visited Sajama, I go to Tupiza by bus through a very beautiful valley, with cacti and acacias. We cross a very lively town called Cotagaita, where they have a “peach festival”. In Tupiza it is carnival and… Continue Reading →
With Aline, Sophie and Michelle we decided to go on an excursion to Sajama, a region with volcanoes that borders Chile, about 300 km away from La Paz. Here you can find a map of the route in Sajama and… Continue Reading →
Hi there! The blog is back with a trip that will take us through Bolivia and Brazil! I leave Cusco in a very comfortable night bus, even yep yep yep can sleep with his legs totally stretched out! After crossing… Continue Reading →
Choquequirao or “the cradle of gold” are ruins of the city that first belonged to the “Chankas” and then to the incas. Choquequirao is in the middle of nowhere and is considered as a sister city of Machu Picchu. Getting… Continue Reading →
Around Cusco there are plenty of places to explore. We take two days off with Isa and Katja to go south west, to an area called Ccorca in our bike loop. You can watch a video of our advenure here:… Continue Reading →
“Isla del Sol” is without any doubt one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. It is located on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca, 2 hours by boat from Copacabana and at 3,800 meters of altitude. I… Continue Reading →
The Ausangate is an Apu or sacred mountain of 6,372 meters, a mass of ice 100 kilometers south of Cusco. The hike around the mountain can be done in 4 or 5 days and it is quite an adventure! Technical… Continue Reading →
Epic adventure to go from Cusco to Pilcopata by mountain bike! One of the fascinating things about Peru is that it has a variety of incredible ecosystems: desert, jungle, mountain, beach, humid forest, dry forest … From March 6 to… Continue Reading →
Once I have visited the Colca Canyon, I take my backpack to go on an five days epic adventure from Cabanaconde, in the Colca Canyon to Andagua, in the Valley of the Volcanoes! You can see the route followed on… Continue Reading →
From Bali I get to the warm Jakarta, where I have a 6 hour transfer before flying to Padang. I change terminal and I feel as weird as an alien: I am the only “bulé” (foreigner) in the whole terminal,… Continue Reading →
After 4 hours by boat from Padangbai, Bali, I arrived in Mataram, the capital of Lombok. Here I pretend to climb Rinjani, a volcano of 3721 meters, and explore by scooter beaches and villages. One immediately realizes several differences with… Continue Reading →
If you want to listen to music while you take a look you can click on this eMDee youtube video (www.rawdidge.com): Sidney and the Blue Mountains I arrived in Sydney, which looked to be an incredible city, with its… Continue Reading →
Damn, how scary! Apart from the risk of an avalanche, using crampons and an ice axe, and the menacing sea of mist that stretched 200 meters below me, climbing an active volcano makes you feel small and insignificant in the… Continue Reading →
