Category: Photos

Cape Town from Table Mountain

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Table Mountain was closed on my first trip to Cape Town. Panoramic view of Cape Town from Table Mountain.

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Landing in Lomé, Togo 🇹🇬

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Ethiopian Airlines 509 from New York-Newark to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia via Lomé, Togo. This is one of the more interesting flights we have taken. Addis Ababa Bolé Airport is at an elevation of over 7,500′. Just as in La Paz, the takeoff and landing performance of an aircraft is reduced at this elevation, which forces most […]

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Bolivia 🇧🇴

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Laguna Blanca
Laguna Verde
Laguna Colorada
The Tayka Desert Hotel, in the Bolivian Cordillera (4,550m or about 15,000 ft) which I believe is the highest hotel in the world.
La Paz
Sajama
Sajama Village
Acotango at 20,000 feet.
Uyuni Salt Flat
Lake Titicaca
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La Paz-El Alto Intl. Airport, The highest international airport in the world (13,325’)

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At an elevation of 13,325 feet (~4060m), La Paz-El Alto airport is the highest international airport in the world. The low air density means reduced lift, so airplanes have to takeoff and land at higher speeds and the effects of engine power and air braking systems are substantially reduced. Many aircraft types, especially wide-body airplanes, […]

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Every line on the La Paz-El Alto Teleférico

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On our last day in La Paz we decided to ride the new Teleférico public transit system, the longest aerial cable car system in the world. We travelled through every stop, though a number of additional lines are scheduled to open from now through 2020. The upper portion of the Sky line opened just two […]

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‘Many attempts. Few summits.’ | Our Bolivia Climbing Experience | Review

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We left Sajama village this morning at 5:30am for our last shot at a 6,000m peak on this trip. Acotango (6,052m) was supposed to be our one day acclimatization climb before Sajama. A snowstorm blocked that and high winds eliminated any prospect of summiting Sajama, so we decided to focus on Acotango on our remaining […]

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Sajama Expedition Day 2 | Acotango climb delayed because of weather

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Heavy snowfall conditions on the summit forced us to delay climbing Acotango this morning. We were to climb Acotango as part of the acclimatization process before attempting Sajama over the next three days. We’re in a holding pattern until our guide decides the best course of action.

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The highest hotel in the world?

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The Tayka Desert Hotel (Tayka Hotel del Desierto), in the Bolivian Cordillera, is at an elevation of about 4,550m or about 15,000 ft. The Guinness Book of World Records and a number of online articles have cited the Everest View Hotel in Nepal, at about 13,000 ft, as the highest hotel in the world. The […]

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Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa: A slice of heaven in northern Chile | Review

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Tierra Atacama Hotel and Spa is located on the Chilean Altiplano with incredible views of the Licanabur volcano. The hotel is located approximately five minutes by car from the center of San Pedro de Atacama. The closest airport is Calama which is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes from the hotel on well paved highways. […]

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Atacama Desert, Chile 🇨🇱

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Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside of Asia, seen en route from Santiago to Calama.
Highway through the Atacama
View looking out over the pool towards the volcano in the distance.
View of the room looking outwards to our private patio.
View from the room at sunrise.
Lobby at sunset
San Pedro de Atacama
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