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6 months for Brasil, Paraguai, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

"einfach" means easy, simply, just, plain...all that is what we want to express. Travel "einfach" also means travel cheap.

How we did it?

* During our journey we often made stops to work voluntarily , exchanging work to stay.

    (Workaway, WWOOF)

* We mainly used public tansport.

* We cooked , wherever it was possible.

* We stayed in plain, but clean and well kept  hotels, mostly with shower and bathroom.       waren.

Why we have started the blog:

* we want to give you hints and ideas 

* we want to share our experiences in different countries

* we want to make you crazy for southamerica with articles and fotos
* we want to help reduce prejudice against countries and their people

What you need urgently to start a journey like this:
* patience and flexibility
* some knowledge of spanish, for Brasil portugues.
English is not spoken everywhere and you can use it only in tourist destinations, and sometimes not even there. You can find online - language courses for free, use them!
* an ATM card or something similar. Generally the cards work everywhere, except Brasil ( have a look at our blog "Brasil") and it is not necessary to take a big amount of cash money with you.
* lugage as few as possible and the half of it. If you need something urgently, you can buy it everywhere (nearly).
* well, and good luck :)

Samaipata E

Bolivien - Samaipata

Samaipata

Bolivia was a big surprise: a wounderful country, still authentic, not so many tourists. That does not mean that we met a lot of strangers living there.

Bolivia is a cheap country to travel: the prices for transport, food and lodging are the most cheapest of all the countries we visited in South america.
Transport and banks work very well. English is spoken directly in Samaipata, but you should speak Spanish ( or have at least an idea to speak Spanish), better Amara too. :))

The fair is full of vegetables and fruits. You also can eat directly at the market. We had good experiences and never problems with our stomaches.

Samaipata is easy to reach by public bus from Santa Cruz. It lies high in the mountains, so you have cool nights and warm to hot days.

Samaipata itself is a nice village with hostels and some more expensive hotels. There are a lot of tourist buros that offer you different tours:

• to the national park nearby to sit next to condors.
• to the scene of Che Guevaras 
• walking tours to the ruins 
• walking tours to waterfalls and more.

Well, all tours have their price... But you can organize tours yourself, too.
In Samaipata everything seems to grow: