Posts by Alexandra Allover
Das weltgrößte Seilbahnnetz in der welthöchsten Hauptstadt – La Paz, Bolivien 🚠🇧🇴
Wie verbessert man das öffentliche Verkehrsnetz einer Stadt, wenn diese Stadt ganz enge Straßen hat, sehr dicht bebaut ist, und auf 4000 Meter liegt? Die Rede ist von La Paz. Wusstest du, dass La Paz der höchste Regierungssitz der Welt ist, und dass die Stadt mit Hilfe einer österreichischen Firma das weltweit dichteste…
Read MoreSleeping in the car in the world’s biggest salt desert – SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia 🇧🇴
Spending a night in our car in the world‘s biggest salt desert! Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia at almost freezing temperatures was the most extreme adventure we‘ve had in our two years of non-stop travel! At first Paul and I were disagreeing on whether we should spend the night in our car or just visit…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about entering Bolivia by car 🇧🇴🚗
When we crossed over from Brazil to Bolivia by car we had no idea that this would become the most complicated border crossing we’ve had in our over two years of overlanding South America. Here I collect the most important information about entering Bolivia by car: vehicle permits and documents, toll stops, Sigemig / Digemig…
Read MoreOur invitation to the Austrian Embassy in Brasília
About ten weeks into our stay in Brazil we received an interesting message. The Austrian ambassador invited us to dinner at the embassy in Brasília. Despite having traveled in Brazil for almost nine months within the last two years, we had never seen the capital of Brazil. Brasília is located in the middle of the…
Read MoreOur visit at the organic cacao farm Fazenda Recreio in Ilhéus
On our trip through Brazil we met lots of people. Many of them from Europe, and weirdly… from Switzerland. I even started coming up with a reason why Swiss people and Brazil were so tightly connected. More on that later. First let me just briefly tell you the story of our visit at the Swiss cacao…
Read MoreHow to find Beautiful Brazilian hotels for $35 & get the best deals
During our 6-months-road trip through Brazil we stayed at approximately 50 places. Most of them were hotels or Airbnbs. In this blog post you’ll see how we found beautiful hotels for our set accommodation budget of max $ 35 per night for 2 people. Additionally, I want to share with you how we often got…
Read MoreThe beauty of the Brazilian family
After spending six months in Brazil… I noticed how people everywhere seemed so happy despite a lack of luxury. Often Brazilian families live in houses that are made of simple bricks or sometimes just wooden plates. Usually multiple generations live together, people with their children, parents and grandparents. You see babies that are being passed…
Read MoreOur 11-day-adventure on the Trans-Amazonian Highway and why we chose our car over the ferry
Eleven days of driving with mostly no cell phone reception. That might sound uneventful but it really wasn’t. Especially if you don’t mind spending at least 6 hours in the car every day. Not always pretty but a real road trip adventure. In this post you’ll get some information on how to travel by…
Read MoreFun & wild buggy ride at sunset in the beautiful Lençóis dunes for our first Latino anniversary
We did it! We spent a full year in Latin America. And it was full of ups and downs. Sometimes tough… sometimes fun… often beautiful… definitely adventurous… and mostly really exciting. (This last photo is Paul being attacked by a multitude of birds.) The anniversary of our first year in Latin America So…
Read MoreHow can you do it? As Digital Nomad around the globe!
I left Europe in search of a free life that allows me to live abroad and work remotely. It took essential research, preparation and self-work to understand what I need to get done to live the life I had dreamed of. How do you start to transform your life? I could tell…
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