Travel lust: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

One travels to Bolivia to visit this -

 
 (Images are from here, here & here)
One of my travel regrets was choosing Buenos Aires over Bolivia, specifically Salar de Uyuni. It wasn't that I did not have a good time in Argentina but merely because I have always wanted to visit the world largest salt flat. Why didn't I go? I was cash-strapped and flying to Buenos Aires from Sydney was much easier than flying to La Paz and then catching a bus to one town before hopping onto a train to another town before joining the local tour to the salt flat. Quite a hassle. Plus a friend mentioned she boarded a bus that used the infamous Death Road aka Yungas Road (see here for details) which of course freaked my parents out.

So I hereby announce that I will somehow find a way to visit Salar de Uyuni (and Machu Pichu) within the next 5years. Good enough? The problem I face is finding a travel companion - so far my friends think I'm insane and would rather go to places with proper toilet plumbing. But I'm not brave enough to head to South America alone. Worst case scenario, persuading/black-mailing brother to come along - he's taking Spanish at uni so at least he will, hopefully, be of some use.

Is there anywhere you would like to go? Somewhere foreign that has been on top of your dream list?

13 comments:

rooth said...

I've totally seen pictures of people who have been here and I want those photos as well! There are so many places on my travel list

Elle Sees said...

omg. wow. i want to print these out and put em on the wall. or my computer. something!

helen said...

those photos are AMAZING! thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comment. you have a lovely blog and i am getting travelust reading through it! :)

xix said...

Oh goodness, I am insanely jealous of those who go there and come back with their proof / photos. The experience must be out of this world...hope you get to visit them someday! :)

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Shoko said...

How beautiful! I hope you get to go, and that you'll bring back (and post!) photos like this :) On the top of my travel list: Paris, Morocco, Thailand. Really, I'd go anywhere, though :)

Stephanie said...

Machu Pichu is definitely at the top of my dream travel list. I'd love to check out Bolivia too! Honestly, there aren't too many places I wouldn't travel to, though. There's so much awesomeness and beauty in the world - I wish I could see it all.

Jackie said...

These pictures are beautiful! I hope you are able to travel there someday!

Maxine said...

That's amazing ...

trishie said...

Oh wow. That does look amazing. Hope you go there one day!

Jo N said...

@all - *fingers-crossed* I get to travel there someday in the not-too-distance future!

Jo N said...

I agree - too many awesome places and experiences! My dream is to travel to every country in the world. Might not be possible but I'm trying to visit as many as I can.

Jo N said...

It's my laptop wallpaper!

Jo N said...

Morocco would be amazing! I have heard good things about it.

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