Israel is a small country located in the Middle East. The country has a diverse climate with snowy mountains in the north and hot deserts in the south. The Dead Sea between Israel and JOrdan is the lowest point on the Earth's surface at 1,380 feet below sea level. So what's it really like to … Continue reading Travel Israel: the Dead Sea
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Travel Bolivia: Crossing the Bolivian Salt Flats by Jeep
Chile’s Atacama Desert is a 600-mile landscape of otherworldly landscapes. At times you'll feel like you're visiting another planet... The Atacama Desert is recognised as being the driest place on earth - there are areas where a drop of rain has never been recorded. While backpacking for a few months around South America we went to … Continue reading Travel Bolivia: Crossing the Bolivian Salt Flats by Jeep
Travel Bolivia: the Salar de Uyuni, home to salt, cacti & pink flamingoes
Salar de Uyuni, is the world’s largest salt flat, located at high altitude in southwest Bolivia. The area was formerly a prehistoric lake that dried up leaving behind a desert-like landscape of stunning bright-white salt. Located at 3656 metres above sea level Salar de Uyuni’s ecosystem spans 11,000 sq km. The salt landscape stretches as far … Continue reading Travel Bolivia: the Salar de Uyuni, home to salt, cacti & pink flamingoes
