PFB Latin American Awards 2014 – Part 1
The nominations are in. The judges have deliberated, cogitated and burped heavily. It’s the post you’ve all been waiting for, where we reveal the first ever winners of a soon-to-be-prestigious […]
Author Archives: Clare Ridley
Day 299: The only gringos in town
Overland miles: 14045 Bus hours: 428.5 Empanadar: 96 As our last weeks approached rapidly, we realised we needed to get away from llama jumper wearing gringos, test our true travelling mettle […]
Day 275: Machu Picchu
Overland miles: 13564 Bus hours: 401 Empanadar: 85 Machu Picchu had been on our list of travelling must dos for some time. Well, more specifically, my list. Jovian, for once, […]
Day 270: Canyon Country
Overland miles: 13494 Bus hours: 399.5 Empanadar: 82 Back in Peru for the first time since Christmas, we found ourselves very much on the tourist trail. And by tourists we […]
Day 262: Women of Bolivia – we salute you!
Overland miles: 12914 Bus hours: 371 Empanadar 80 One of our favourite things about Bolivia has been just how incredible its women are. The country’s ‘Cholitas‘, as they are known […]
Day 247: Atacama to Uyuni, Part Three
Overland miles: 12085 Bus hours: 348.5 Empanadar 73 The final day of our trip dawned and it was all about the main event, those mystical miles of salt flats. We […]
Day 246: Atacama to Uyuni, Part Two
Overland miles: 11785 Bus hours: 348.5 Empanadar 73 Most people awoke the second day of our trip feeling very groggy. Getting a good night’s sleep at altitude is difficult. I […]
Day 245: Atacama to Uyuni, Part One
Overland miles: 11785 Bus hours: 348.5 Empanadar 73 Crossing the border between Chile and Bolivia has been one of the wildest and most exciting parts yet of our trip. The […]
Day 241: Ode to the Streets
Overland miles: 10695 Bus hours: 323.5 Empanadar 71 Our whistle stop tour of the northern half of Chile continued with a trip to Valparaiso. Famous for the rather unlikely combination […]
Day 238: Sideways in Santiago
Overland miles: 10618 Bus hours: 321.5 Empanadar: 71 Despite Chilean food being the culinary equivalent of a wet weekend in Weston Super Mare, thankfully, its wines more than surpassed our expectations. […]
Prawns for Breakfast 