by eandl | Apr 15, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Our flight didn’t leave until the early evening on our last day, so we were able to take a quick trip over to the Cejar Lagoon for a soak in some very salty water. The guide took us the scenic way over sand-covered roads and we even stopped briefly for a taste...
by eandl | Apr 5, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Altiplanic Lagoons For our third day we chose an all-day excursion to the Miscanti and Meñiques Lagoons. These two lakes are at an altitude of ~13,500 feet up in the Andes close to the border with Argentina. Due to their altitude and location it is a long 2+ hour...
by eandl | Apr 4, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Cornices As mentioned previously, we had a quick glimpse of the Valle de la Muerte on day 1 and were excited to hike into it on day 2. Once again we lucked out and had this tour to ourselves. We started with a short hike up to the top of the cliffs that ring the...
by eandl | Apr 2, 2012 | Daily life
The Sense of an Ending I read this book on our recent trip to Chile after hearing about it on NPR. The hardest part of the book for me was getting over liking the main character. He’s just not a very nice person and as the sole narrator, his version of the story...
by eandl | Mar 31, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Valle de la Luna / Valle de la Muerte This excursion was recommended for our first day as it was beautiful but not too strenuous – the town is at ~7,900 ft, so oxygen is thin (for us). We lucked out and were the only room to sign up for this day. Our guide met...