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Essay Published 27 June 2020

Our Trip in a Nutshell

We have created a separate page that describes our trip in a nutshell listing all the highlights and the best campsites. As a complement, this last blog post summarizes some of our best moments in pictures. ColombiaColombia is a country that is very easy… Read more

Essay Published 13 April 2020

Uruguay

Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America, yet it is more than four times bigger than Switzerland. It is famous for its beaches, some of which we visited traveling mostly along the coast. The country is mostly flat, the highest… Read more

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Album Published 13 April 2020

Uruguay (8 new items)

Essay Published 3 April 2020

Are you still traveling?

The short answer is: no. But it has been a little more complicated than that. Right now we are back in Switzerland since late Tuesday evening. We were lucky enough to be taken on a repatriation flight to Frankfurt/Germany and from there it was an easy… Read more

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Album Published 8 March 2020

Argentina (25 new items)

Essay Published 8 March 2020

Patagonian Atlantic Coast

The Patagonian Atlantic Coast essentially is about driving thousands of kilometers to get up and close with mostly marine wildlife every now and then. This time we were prepared for some of the most boring roads this planet has to offer. We reached the… Read more

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Content Published 8 March 2020

Essay Published 23 February 2020

Southwestern Patagonia

As soon as we had crossed the border from Chile to Argentina at Paso Roballos we were in off-road and outdoor heaven again. Lonesome gravel roads, sunny weather, great views, perfect wild camps. Paso Roballos is the last border crossing to Argentina… Read more

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Album Published 23 February 2020

Argentina (36 new items)

Album Published 13 February 2020

Chile (24 new items)

Essay Published 13 February 2020

Carretera Austral

We did find our highlights along the famous Carretera Austral as you will read below. A large portion of the road itself did not quite live up to our expectations though. Part of it may be due the quite common rains that we experienced during our driving… Read more

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Album Published 6 February 2020

Chile (31 new items)

Essay Published 6 February 2020

Chiloé

Because the ferry runs only once a week from Chiloé to Chaitén on mainland Chile, we spent almost an entire week on this island, which is known for its wooden churches. What we enjoyed most during our stay though were our overnight places which were… Read more

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Content Published 6 February 2020

Album Published 22 January 2020

Chile (16 new items)

Essay Published 22 January 2020

Volcanoes & Lakes - Chile's Lake District

After a few days of rain, something we are not accustomed to, we hit Chile's Lake District. This region was of more interest to us again thanks to its picturesque volcanoes set along lakes and rivers. Hiking also became rewarding as soon as we were able… Read more

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Album Published 15 January 2020

Argentina (8 new items)

Album Published 15 January 2020

Chile (10 new items)

Essay Published 15 January 2020

Crossing Borders - Central Chile & Argentina

Relative to the distance traveled (3600km in about 3 weeks), this has been the least interesting part of our trip so far, which prompted us to cross the border between Argentina and Chile a few times to at least get some mountain driving and views every… Read more

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Album Published 29 December 2019

Argentina (12 new items)

Album Published 29 December 2019

Chile (16 new items)

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Southwestern Patagonia

As soon as we had crossed the border from Chile to Argentina at Paso Roballos we were in off-road and outdoor heaven again. Lonesome gravel roads, sunny weather, great views, perfect wild camps. Paso Roballos is the last border crossing to Argentina… Read more
Argentinian Puna

In Argentina we did another great road trip. The Puna is the Argentinian highlands, not as high up in the Andes as in Bolivia, but equally as impressive. It is easily possible to find overnight places below 3500m. The volcanic origin of these landscapes… Read more
Salt, Water & Rocks - Southern Bolivia

The southwestern tip of Bolivia offers some of the most magnificent landscapes in South America. Before getting there, we crossed into Bolivia from Paraguay in the east, going through Tarija and Tupiza in order to acclimatize to the high altitudes… Read more
Northern Peru

We entered Peru in the northern mountains without any expectations whatsoever, and we were blown away and could immediately enjoy a wonderful drive along rivers and hills. The first night we spent on a very lonely river spot. Our morning routine was only… Read more
Brazil

As we knew from our last visit here, Brazil means long distance travels on mostly boring roads. This is not any different in Southern Brazil. But the spots we visited were real highlights. PantanalThe Pantanal is a vast wetland mostly in Brazil, but also… Read more
Bolivian lowlands

Lowlands in Bolivia means hot temperatures. At this time of year some 35°C need to be expected at least. Parque Nacional MadidiOur first day into the Madidi rain forest started with an 8 hour boat trip along the Río Tuichi starting in Rurrenabaque. It… Read more
Back in Bolivia

Since we have been to Bolivia ten years ago, we are trying to visit places we did not get round to seeing back then. Lago TiticacaCopacabana is located in a nice bay at Lago Titicaca and sports a famous… Read more
Back into the mountains - Southern Peru

After the mostly boring drive along the coast we headed back into the mountains towards Cusco. Already the first few hundred meters of altitude gain provided fantastic views again. Southern Peru is very… Read more
Into the Cordilleras

After experiencing the heat in Northern Colombia, we traveled southwards into the Cordilleras, the Andes mountains. We basically crossed the Magdalena river valley from east to west, thus starting in the Cordillera Oriental driving towards the Cordillera… Read more