The city I arrived with Guillaume at the terminal at 4am. Why so early ?! Because the bus driver was driving very fast. We took the 10pm bus and with a 8 hours journey, we would have arrived at 6am. However, the bus was rushing all way long. I realized it when I woke up […]
Food
Loja
A quiet city rather simple The city is not very beautiful. Except this drawing and the gate, there is nothing else worth to see. Also, the city was really quiet. After 8:30pm, already a lot of restaurants closed. And after 10pm, almost no one left in the street. Surrounded by vegetation Hopefully, the city is […]
Bolivian specialties
Some of my nice culinary experiments Food Charquekan Dried beef, salt cheese, egg and white corn. Pique macho A meal with pieces of beef, fried potatoes, onion, sausage, tomatoes, peppers, spicy peppers and egg. Aji de Fideo Meal with pasta, chopped beef, vegetables Picante de Lengua Beef tongue. The “Picante” is the type of way […]
My crush on Sucre
After being sick when I arrived, I continued to suffer due to the altitude. Sucre is located at 2,700 meters high. At the beginning, I got a headache and difficulties to eat. Only after three weeks of being at this altitude or higher, I could be normal again. Aside from this trouble, I was able […]
Santa Cruz: my first contact with the Bolivian culture
Welcome to Bolivia I arrived by plane from Sao Paulo. This was a huge shock between the messy city of Sao Paulo and the quietness of Santa Cruz. The country is cheap as a lot of people told me. However, it is also far less developed that the other countries I have visited so far. […]
A stop in Cordoba on the way to Buenos Aires
I only stayed in Cordoba two nights during my transit from San Juan to Buenos Aires. I was looking for some Tango, but I didn’t find much about it. On top of that, it rained a lot. Thus, I didn’t visit the place as well. My first Argentinian meal: Locro My biggest surprise in Cordoba […]
12 specialties from the Chilean kitchen
Chile is not only wineries, nature or beach but also a typical kitchen. Here, I present all the typical specialties I have tried. From corn Chile is a huge producer of corn and hence the traditional kitchen uses it a lot. Pastel de Choclo A gratin made mostly with corn. It also contains chicken meat, […]
One day in Valparaiso & Viña del Mar
I arrived at 8 in the morning in Santiago from Pucon. My friend took me from the terminal and we went to his home. Just the time to change me and ate a breakfast. Next, we took the car directly to Valparaiso. After one hour of driving in a dry landscape, we reached the city. […]
How to enjoy your stay in Santiago
Santiago is a huge city, almost half of the population of Chile lives there. Big, hot in summer and polluted, Santiago has a lot for frightening. However, I stayed a long time in Santiago. The main reason is that I have met a lot of friends during my last student exchange. But not only my […]