Thomas Brauchle

Tagebuch

009 san pedro atacama desert chile bolivia

Chile – Roadtrip through the Atacama Desert

On our last full day in San Pedro, we set out by car through the Atacama Desert towards the highlands and the border area of Bolivia – an adventure, wild and overwhelming. The landscape was a spectacle, with llamas everywhere that brought a broad ...
017 valle arcoiris atacama san pedro chile

Chile – Valle Arcoiris (Rainbow Valley)

The next day, from San Pedro de Atacama, we drove our little Polo through the cool mountain landscape to Valle Arcoiris, the Rainbow Valley – an adventure, wild and mysterious. Our guidebooks were silent about it, only internet forums whispered ...
020 valle de la luna atacama chile

Chile – Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley)

After our tour through the Bolivian highlands, we returned early in the morning to Chile, where we settled into San Pedro for the next few days. We arrived at our hotel around midday and headed out again in the early afternoon to the nearby Valle de la ...
026 salar de uyuni sunrise

Bolivia – Sunrise on the Salar de Uyuni

The true highlight of our tour through Bolivia’s highlands was the breathtaking salt flats of the Salar de Uyuni! A vast, endless white expanse as far as the eye can see. We got up before dawn to be out on the flats just in time to enjoy the sunrise ...
005 bolivia alti plano lago colorada

Bolivia – From Laguna Colorada through the Altiplano

The first night in the highlands wasn’t great – the thin air and freezing cold made for a restless sleep. But as soon as we stood at the shores of Laguna Colorada after breakfast, all was forgotten. The red lake was absolutely stunning – ...