travel journal – Gato Goes Global

August 2023

19/09/202318/09/2023 by Marcia

At the beginning of August we left Sucre behind us on the way to Potosi. However we realised that this would also mean leaving Bolivia behind us pretty soon. Since we were having such a great time in Bolivia we decided to take a detour and see more of this … Read more

Laguna Route

17/09/202312/09/2023 by Kilian

This route goes through a Bolivian national park: Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa. There are, as the name suggests, many Laguna’s. Laguna Colorado is probably the most famous one. If you follow the entire route you can drive in to Chile, which is what we did. The route … Read more

Salar de Uyuni

12/09/202311/09/2023 by Kilian

While in Bolivia we had -of course- visit the Salar the Uyuni. The biggest salt flats in the world. At an altitude of 3650 masl it’s surface is a staggering 10.582km2. that is about 25% of the Netherlands or 4x Luxemburg, to put things into perspective. Uyuni itself is a … Read more

July 2023

19/08/2023 by Marcia

The first week of July we stayed at a camp groud in La Paz enjoying spending time with other overlanders. After that, we drove the Death Road. From there we drove on to Trinidad which is a town near the jungle. On our way there we could already see quite … Read more

Death Road Bolivia

24/07/2023 by Kilian

The most famous road to be called Death Road is without a doubt the one in Bolivia, going from the Amazonian basin up to La Paz, which is 56km long. Actually it’s real name is the Old Yungas Road, because nowadays there is a better and safer alternative for car … Read more

June 2023

17/07/2023 by Marcia

At the beginning of June we left Cusco to drive to Machu Picchu (MP). We had taken a few days to do this. We had booked the tickets online through the government website which was a bit difficult, but the cheapest option. You can also take a train from Cusco … Read more

May 2023

14/06/2023 by Marcia

We arrived in Lima, the capital of Peru on May 2nd. After much online searching and with some difficulty we had managed to find an apartment with a secure parking area. We visited the old colonial town and we managed to buy new headlights in the crazy shopping district Gamarra, … Read more

April 2023

01/07/202305/05/2023 by Marcia

Early April we arrived in Peru which wasn’t a great experience. Nevertheless we spend some time at the coast as we had a few things planned there. First was Los Organos. Here you can swim with turtles. I had a few doubts about doing this since I had also read … Read more

Cañón del Pato

23/04/2023 by Kilian

We chose to drive the Cañón del Pato in Peru, a main road that can be found on the map as PE-3N. It was easily chosen on the map and with the help of internet, but the reality would prove to be different. Why? Because March 2023 was a very … Read more

March 2023

15/04/202314/04/2023 by Marcia

At the beginning of March we drove to the national park Cotopaxi. The Cotopaxi is an active volcano with a height of 5.897m. You can drive in to park and, if you have a 4 wheel drive, all the way up to the “jeep terminal” which is a flat area … Read more