Category Archives: Travel

15 GIFs that accurately sum up life in hostels

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Bec

Fact: we have stayed in 22 hostels on this trip. Some observations. When the free breakfast includes more than stale bread and jam: But breakfast finishes at 9am: When someone gets back from a night out and switches on the dorm … Continue reading →

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3 things you must do in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Bec

Crossing into Chile from Bolivia was a lot like trying to get into Australia; it took a long time and god help you if you had a forgotten apple in your bag. Chile has a large agricultural region and is … Continue reading →

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8 essential items for long term travel

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Bec

The following 8 items have been absolute life savers over the last 7 months of nonstop travel. Obviously so have my camera and phone, but I feel like those are obvious items to take travelling. 1. A power board  We … Continue reading →

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Bolivian Salt Flats: lagoons, flamingoes and geysers

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Bec

After knocking off the Salt Flats on the first day of our Salt Flats tour, what on earth could the remaining three days hold?! Lots of crazy coloured lagoons, striking pink flamingoes, steaming geysers and desert style landscape. In short, … Continue reading →

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The Bolivian Salt Flats

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Bec

We started our Bolivian Salt Flats tour exactly one month ago. While I’m not ecstatic to be so far behind in blogging my travels, having that break in between taking and uploading these photos has given me a new appreciation … Continue reading →

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Facing fears: Bolivia’s Death Road

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Bec

In between leaving Kalgoorlie and leaving for this amazing trip I spent three weeks at home in Melbourne catching up with family and friends. During that small three week window, a terrifying video did the rounds on tv and online … Continue reading →

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The animals we saw in the Bolivian Amazon

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Bec

Well that was a much longer break than I expected! Apologies. I blame a combination of terrible Bolivian wifi and two weeks living out of a camper van. But I’m back! A little while ago we did a trip to the … Continue reading →

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Temporary blog hiatus 

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Bec

Hey guys! So it’s been a while in between posts. I still have lots of Bolivia I want to share and we are currently in Chile, collecting lots of adventures and stories. On a whim we hired a Wicked Camper … Continue reading →

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Eating for $5 a day in La Paz, Bolivia

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Bec

La Paz is utter mayhem. Throngs of people darting along skinny pavements dodging noisy cars, market stalls, buses, pollution and dogs everywhere. Oh and food. There are street vendors every few steps selling everything from ice cream, jellies, juices, curious … Continue reading →

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Copacabana, Bolivia

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Bec

Well, hello! It certainly has been a while. I’ve finally found a Bolivian wifi connection that is partly decent! I can’t believe it either. I have been able to use the My Bloggable Day facebook page far more frequently to … Continue reading →

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