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Tradition
A special request blog post!
The Albstieg: Llamas!
Day 2 of “wild” camping in Germany brought us to the first stage of the Albstieg in Donauwörth.
The Albsteig: Castles and Beergardens
It’s German, so the Albstieg hiking path has to get its 3-character abbreviation, the HW1.
Campervan in Winter?
Yes we can! For a winter test, we went with the brother in law (his camper shown) up on the Swabian alb over Xmas for some hiking and winter camping!
Back in Action!
Looks like going back to South America is still not an option for a while, and with camper vans in Germany being worth their weight in gold… We reimported Hubi! Couldn’t sell it, it’s worth a lot, has original german papers… easy stuff! Transport and shipping was relatively easy (€€€) and getting German Obermacht acceptanceContinue reading “Back in Action!”
I’m back!
We’re back actually. No complaints about spending our quarantine at a campsite with bbq, bonfires, movie nights etc, but it was time to go. Luckily the Turkish embassy organized us an 18 hour comfy bus ride to Lima (we thought it would be 24+ hour), 2 days at a hotel and a flight back. FlightContinue reading “I’m back!”
Cusco
Nice town! Lots of tourists as it is obviously the portal to Machu Picchu, but that also means Irish pubs and nachos!
Rainbow Mountain
I still think it’s a Mario Kart course.
Cusco Campervan Quarantine
NOTE: This blog post is going to have a ton of text and very little pictures! NOTE: As the scenario changes everyday etc., and even the people in power making the decisions have no idea, I am only going to make this one post and update it, not multiple posts. Would prefer not to mentionContinue reading “Cusco Campervan Quarantine”
Colca Canyon
2nd deepest canyon in the world. Or once again, so they say.
Peru
Our adventure continues in our 4th country, Peru! We hug lake titicaca around the corners and go to our first stop at Puno where there are some man made reed islands and some other fun things to do.
Lake Titicaca
Spending some time in Copacabana Bolivia at Lake Titicaca. Still at 3800m, this sunshine lake, home of the sun god, was a pretty place to relax.
Sucre, Samaipata and Cochabamba!
Took few pix in these towns, so it’ll be a quick post.
La Paz / El Alto
Awesome towns at around 4000m above see level and insanely steep streets. They have gondolas for their public transport.
Flooded Salt Plain and High Altitude
Welcome to Bolivia! Was here for less than a day and already loving it. Gonna be a lot of photos in this post!
Northwest Argentina
Definitely a beautiful region…
Mendoza and Bodega Buddies
We continue our voyage further north into the wine region of Mendoza. Gonna be some good times, but got some you know what to hit up first 🙂
Bariloche and the Volcanic Stops
We make a cut from East to West across the region, country and continent. Back on the Patagonian West side, should be mountainous, green, most likely only the wind will stay the same.
Route 3
Route 3 is pretty cool. It runs up the east coast of Argentina and has mostly nothing for 3000km. We managed to find a few surprises along the way!
The End of the World
Ever wonder where the end is on a sphere? I know!
Pengüinos and Seagulls
After leaving Torres de Paine, we made our way to Punta Arenas. Not really too flashy for most people, but for us an important stop. Most exciting part is that the road is called The Road to End of the World!
Torres de Paine
Route 40
Route 40 is the next big haul of the trip. After the Patagonian National Park by Chile Chico, we started the 1000km drive to El Chaltén. After an easy border crossing and being utterly confused by the border Argentinian town, stopping in the next for supplies and more confusion, we began the Route 40. Nothing,Continue reading “Route 40”
In between Carretera Austral and Route 40
We left the Carretera Austral en route to Chile Chico, and this gravel road was by far the worse one yet. Had some amazing views though and insanely curvy streets next to drops that went a good 50m straight down with no guard rail. Fun times.
Pictures do not do Justice
With all the things I’ve seen, most of them brain numbing drooling landscapes that are seriously just too much, I feel I must point out that pictures do not do any of these places justice. Even if you can fit it all in on the picture, it isn’t anywhere even close to the same. MostContinue reading “Pictures do not do Justice”
Carretera Austral
This thing is awesome. The Chilean route 7 that runs from Puerto Montt down the coast through the mountains down through Patagonia until Villa O’Higgins, Chile Chico for us.
To Pucón and Beyond!
Day 3: Dec 19th. Pounding headache, stressed in santiago, just wanted to get out. Couldn’t buy booze “todos los dias”, so when then? Ha ha. After several minutes trying to solve this question, we left without booze. Did a quick shop, got out of town, made it down to San Fernando? A little more shoppingContinue reading “To Pucón and Beyond!”
The Hand-Off
Day 2: Dec 18th. Martin and I hop in Hubi at around 7. Instead of going to the close boarder, we go to go to one about 450km away. Really beautiful drive into the mountains. Chile boarder 1 no problem. 60Km of no mans land, really beautiful, have a pano picture.
The Journey Begins
Bought a camper van and a plane ticket to South America. That’s all you need… Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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