South America and beyond
Shover Galim
Travelling, or planning a trip to South America?
Want to leave the usual route and do it your own way?
South America and beyond
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South America and beyond
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Salt, Water and a Lot of Oil — Uyuni by Self-Drive
Nine days crossing southern Bolivia in a hired jeep that wasn't built for it. Two punctures and a hole in the sump.
A Ride to the End of the World
Day one of the trip, hitchhiking out of Ushuaia. The lift ended at a birthday party on a private lake.
Coming Back from the Tuichi
Seven days in the Bolivian jungle, and what happened ninety minutes after we pushed our homemade raft onto the river.
Exodus — The Colombia Edition
Stranded at the far end of Boyacá with every bus full, and a Passover meal 500km away. Twenty-six hours to get there.
The Homeless Carnival
Three days at the northern Argentina carnival with a tent and nowhere to sleep. Devils, a bridge, a locked gate.
Medellín and Cartagena — Salsa, Please
Two Colombian cities beyond the clichés — dance schools, a food market, a salsa institution, a quiet beach.
Being afraid is a lot easier when you're not doing it alone