Sabine Piller

  • Ayaviri to Cusco

    When I woke up at sunrise it was foggy and there was a thick layer of frost on the wetland behind the house. We had breakfast at 8:00am and Michaela and Jaime joined us. The breakfast was beautifully presented and… Continue reading

    Ayaviri to Cusco
  • Puno to Ayaviri

    We were both tired when we woke up and could have slept longer, but we tried to get to breakfast by 8:00ish as they stopped serving breakfast at 9:00am. Andrew felt slightly nauseous and felt like a headache coming on… Continue reading

    Puno to Ayaviri
  • The floating islands of the Uros people

    The next morning we both felt pretty good, I was so much better than the day before while riding – as evident in the videos, I was not well riding over the Andes the previous day😉. We went for breakfast… Continue reading

    The floating islands of the Uros people
  • Moquegua to Puno at Lake Titicaca – epic high altitude ride

    We had an early start and had breakfast just after 7:00am and took our altitude sickness tablets- the sun was up by 6:00am and it was getting warm quickly. We put our warmest thermal underwear pants on and put the… Continue reading

    Moquegua to Puno at Lake Titicaca – epic high altitude ride
  • Tacna to Moquegua

    We had a bit of a sleep in and went to breakfast at 8:00am. There were lots of fresh fruits and I had two bowls of pineapple, watermelon and blue berries. We then went to the Western Union only two… Continue reading

    Tacna to Moquegua
  • Arica to Tacna, Peru

    The next day we had a late breakfast and Karla and Augustina and her elder sister Matilda arrived and they had an entire day of sightseeing planned for us. They offered for us to travel in their car with them… Continue reading

    Arica to Tacna, Peru
  • Iquique to Arica

    We had breakfast by 8:00am and tried to leave by 11:00am but while checking the tyre pressure on both bikes, we discovered that my rim was quite severely buckled from where I had hit the pothole at speed on the… Continue reading

    Iquique to Arica
  • Tocopilla to Iquique

    We got up early and had breakfast in the hotel. We were getting ready aiming for a 11:00am start but then one of our friends from Australia rang and by the time we had packed up, checked tyre pressure and… Continue reading

    Tocopilla to Iquique
  • Calama to Tocopilla

    We had good breakfast in the hotel and while trying to check our route to Tocopilla to reach the coast, we noticed that there were road closures for major upgrades which included blasting and the road was closed from noon… Continue reading

    Calama to Tocopilla
  • San Pedro de Atacama to Calama

    We had an early morning and went for breakfast at the Karavan cafe with Brad and Bianca, the Australians staying at the hostel. We had a great morning and then kept chatting while packing up and somehow it was 3:00pm… Continue reading

    San Pedro de Atacama to Calama