The second border crossing after the one from Brazil into Bolivia was awaiting me today. This time I thought I’d be better prepared while reading a lot online about the rather “tranquilo” crossing at Copacabana. My first “surprise” was the Bolivian border patrol who asked me several times in different languages regarding the price of my motorbike […]
Bolivia – San Matias to Copacabana
Day 44 to 48: Vacation at Lake Titicaca & Isla Del Sol
Lake Titicaca… what did I know? Not really a lot besides being the highest navigable water body on this planet. What I discovered exceeded my expectations by far and I felt immediately in love with the deep blue. Spontaneously I decided to take a vacation from my travels. Read here why!
Day 42 & 43: How I Survived The Death Road “El Camino De La Muerte”
I heard already a lot about the world’s most dangerous road in Bolivia which is known under several names like the Yungas Road, El Camino De La Muerte or simply the Death Road. Is it really so dangerous? As a scientist by training, I wanted to find out…
Day 40 & 41: La Paz – The Highest Administrative Capital in the World & A Visit at Michelin Star Restaurant Gustu
Networking has never been more important than in Bolivia and everything started with my crash in San Matias, followed by the meeting of unbelievable friendly people from all over the country…
Day 39: The Train Cemetery in Uyuni & My Second Food Poisoning
My plan foresaw to get up early in order to avoid the masses when visiting the train cemetery in Uyuni. That was the plan… lol. I barely made it there before 10:30 am, where already…
Day 38: Salar de Uyuni – Crossing The World’s Largest Salt Desert
Friends told me to never ever go alone into the salt desert, it is tooooooooo huge and one gets easily lost. I had a different idea of exploring the world’s largest salt desert than crusing together with other tourists in a 4×4 car… it should be a unique experience… just me, my motorbike and the […]