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Already in the first hours of our trip we are blessed with luck. A doctor takes us until the next city Caacupé. We get off at a gas station and march on. Along the way we see a...

Building a house, making wooden jewelry, designing bags, cuddling donkeys, picking nettles, horseback riding, swimming, going to the market, collecting wood, and of course,...

Rohayhú Paraguay!!! 'atras' on a truck, we pass the border between Bolivia/Paraguay. By fate, this is where our travel plan unfolds. Two young boys hop on and tell us about a...

In Oruro, the city in the heart of the Bolivian Altiplano, we met Luise and his crew. They run a hostel called 'graciela'. For the first time in our lives, we had the...

We have landed in the jungle again, near Villa Tunari, to be more precise, on a boat in the 'Rio Ichilo' river. A volunteer job, immersing ourselves in the life on a boat and...

Hello Bolivia! Bolivia welcomes us with open arms. The days in Cobija in the Rainbow Park fly by. Yes, we feel comfortable here, it's nice to understand when people talk to you...

Huayna Potosi 6088m, our ascent to heaven Arriving in La Paz, Ruben whispers to me that he would like to go to the mountains with me. Preferably in snowy mountains, to...

We spent my birthday in the treehouse 'in Peterpanland'! It was wonderful, people from Chile, Patagonia, France, Belgium, Colombia, and the Basque Country celebrated with me....

the monkey in the courtyard

The last blog entry was quite a while ago! Unfortunately, I haven't had much motivation to write lately, and when you're in one place for a long time, not every day is...

Trade bike for cooking spoons From riobamaba we continue to Baños. Apparently a waterfall, river, and extreme sports paradise. I go hiking and enjoy nature. After a few days...

Life here in Lima is beautiful! We spent the holidays wonderfully and enjoyed life to the fullest. In the days before Christmas, I spend my time making gifts, painting cards,...

The bike search finally comes to an end and I am proud owner of an old, pink-colored women's bike (which is a little too small for me). This gem is the best I could find and I...

Nach einer etwas längeren Vorbereitungsphase auf unsere Trennung habe ich es nun endlich geschafft Lima zu verlassen und mich auf einen neuen Abschnitt der Reise zu machen. Und...

In a few days it's Christmas, which of course is also noticeable here. It blinks and glitters in every corner, people are in a shopping frenzy, and the radios are blaring the...

We have been in Lima for a week now and time is flying by! A small orange house above a garage is our new home. The family next door lets us stay here for free and treats us...

La Paz, Bolivia the Second The last two days we treated ourselves to a little luxury. A deluxe luxury apartment in the middle of high buildings was our home in La Paz! We slept...

La Paz We continue by bus. It's only 4-5 hours to La Paz. For that, we have to cross the lake by bus. The bus is loaded onto a 'motor raft' and we all get off and onto a small...

We are invited in Copapati in a community. At first we felt quite comfortable, cooked for the people and yes, cleaned up the house a bit. Somehow it got weirder day by day. We...

In Cusco we spend a few wonderful days. We sleep in a hostel, 'casita de Nelly'! Many other artisans live here. About 20 people and we share rooms, a bathroom, and a toilet...

Salvation, Shintuya and the way into the jungle From Cusco we take a minibus towards Salvation. First we go over a mountain, then down to about 500m. From here a gravel road...

there is no other solution, we have to come up here" repeat. Yes, exactly, and after this extreme jungle diving, we come directly to the Inca Trail. We can't go this way because...

The Sacred Valley

Abancay, Peru

An oasis in the desert, a tiny little town, with about 20 hotels, lots of skis and snowboards, and not to forget hundreds of sand buggies zooming through the town! The...

We say goodbye to the beautiful town of Huaraz, located in the mountains, and take an overnight bus to Lima. We sit in the bus for about 8 hours - quite comfortable! Once we...

A beautiful, pleasant, sleepy eight-hour bus ride brings us to Huaraz. We immediately see snow-capped mountains that are about 6000m high, many people on the streets, and we...

A bus ride from Lima to Trujillio, which lasted about 10 hours, brought us here. In Trujillio, the bus stopped quite far out, so we walked with a group of women towards the city...

Lima After a wild night and a wonderful farewell from our loved ones in Vienna, we meet at the airport. To our shock, we find out that our flight has been cancelled. Excitedly,...