JAN TRIP TO THE NORTH
After a broken down car, 4 buses, 1 plane and a train we FINALLY arrived to Calama, where we would spend one night before going to the beautiful San Pedro de Atacama. (Might I add...public transport is about as reliable as northern irelands weather). So Calama....not a very beautiful place at all...populated by limping dogs, old drunk, twitching men and some more twitching dogs...I hope its not somethin in the water!!! (This is when i thought...Damn, why didnt i get that rabies injection). On our way travelling here we passed through some strangely beautiful areas, which to be honest looked like some countries had used for nuclear testing. Pink and grey blurry landscapes dotted with reds and blues.
San Pedro de Atacama is a small dusty town in the Andean Mountain range not to mention the driest desert in the world...and being 4,600 meters above sea level "coco tea" is the local drink for the altitude sickness. Although they didnt tell me that after u drink it u throw up 2hours later, nice touch!!! Not to dwell on my health....the water is 100% NOT drinkable..its full of acid and salt and it kills your stomach!! Atacama is also home to some of the most beautiful surroundings in the world!! The road here was beautiful, sooo different from anything I have ever seen before. Patience valley....a road that I swear looks so short, but goes on for at least 40 mintues!!!
I spent my days here being a real tourist, on the excursions, museums and everything. The hole town of San Pedro seems to be a backpackers magnet...most of which have hanging dreadlocks, scruffy clothes and flipflops, fashion statement i guess?!San Pedro is ridiculousy expensive...its also hot as hell but at night.......i have never felt cold like it, its so dry and so high that it holds absolutely no heat whatsoever.
San Pedro is home to Salt flats, valleys, laguns, oasis and geysers, and SANDBOARDING!!!! Its amazing looking through my photos it looks like 4 seasons in 1 day...the salt is so white that it looks like snow and ice. Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley)and Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley)were breath taking...the sunset was the most beautiful I have ever seen, the clearest sky in the world (fact) with the brightest stars!! At the top of the Sand dunes in the desert, water is a MUST...dune jumping was FANTASTIC just as much fun as sandboarding (which nakers you...but great fun) Iv a few cool videos of this so ul have to check them out.
While here I had a hilarious/gross camping experience (in the back of some1s garden, with an outside shower and MINGING toilet with restricted water and an annoying little kid) followed by a more comfortable night in a hostal (Hostal Cabur). Here I met a few people from the US they were great crack but one of the guys kept going on about O'bama and civil rights in latin america. I knew I couldnt stand anymore when he spoke to the non english speaking owner saying how he needed a FAN for his room..."a FAN...F-A-N, its too hot!!!" what he really needed was a SLAP....S-L-A-P!!!...anyway the show must go on.......so the journey continued to the Geysers and the Laguns!!
After a broken down car, 4 buses, 1 plane and a train we FINALLY arrived to Calama, where we would spend one night before going to the beautiful San Pedro de Atacama. (Might I add...public transport is about as reliable as northern irelands weather). So Calama....not a very beautiful place at all...populated by limping dogs, old drunk, twitching men and some more twitching dogs...I hope its not somethin in the water!!! (This is when i thought...Damn, why didnt i get that rabies injection). On our way travelling here we passed through some strangely beautiful areas, which to be honest looked like some countries had used for nuclear testing. Pink and grey blurry landscapes dotted with reds and blues.
San Pedro de Atacama is a small dusty town in the Andean Mountain range not to mention the driest desert in the world...and being 4,600 meters above sea level "coco tea" is the local drink for the altitude sickness. Although they didnt tell me that after u drink it u throw up 2hours later, nice touch!!! Not to dwell on my health....the water is 100% NOT drinkable..its full of acid and salt and it kills your stomach!! Atacama is also home to some of the most beautiful surroundings in the world!! The road here was beautiful, sooo different from anything I have ever seen before. Patience valley....a road that I swear looks so short, but goes on for at least 40 mintues!!!
I spent my days here being a real tourist, on the excursions, museums and everything. The hole town of San Pedro seems to be a backpackers magnet...most of which have hanging dreadlocks, scruffy clothes and flipflops, fashion statement i guess?!San Pedro is ridiculousy expensive...its also hot as hell but at night.......i have never felt cold like it, its so dry and so high that it holds absolutely no heat whatsoever.
San Pedro is home to Salt flats, valleys, laguns, oasis and geysers, and SANDBOARDING!!!! Its amazing looking through my photos it looks like 4 seasons in 1 day...the salt is so white that it looks like snow and ice. Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley)and Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley)were breath taking...the sunset was the most beautiful I have ever seen, the clearest sky in the world (fact) with the brightest stars!! At the top of the Sand dunes in the desert, water is a MUST...dune jumping was FANTASTIC just as much fun as sandboarding (which nakers you...but great fun) Iv a few cool videos of this so ul have to check them out.
While here I had a hilarious/gross camping experience (in the back of some1s garden, with an outside shower and MINGING toilet with restricted water and an annoying little kid) followed by a more comfortable night in a hostal (Hostal Cabur). Here I met a few people from the US they were great crack but one of the guys kept going on about O'bama and civil rights in latin america. I knew I couldnt stand anymore when he spoke to the non english speaking owner saying how he needed a FAN for his room..."a FAN...F-A-N, its too hot!!!" what he really needed was a SLAP....S-L-A-P!!!...anyway the show must go on.......so the journey continued to the Geysers and the Laguns!!
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