Originally Posted by
enki
- I have to be able to get there on miles (*A)
- I should be able to find cheap lodging
- It should challenge me in some interesting way (Ecuador = culture, Austria = isolation, Nepal = terrain)
- It should be far from SFO (how far is negotiable, but it should be outside North America)
- I should feel like I'm in a different world/foreign culture/another planet
Atacama Desert, Chile, maybe with a day or two in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. Really feels like being on another planet. San Pedro de Atacama is touristy but has nice, inexpensive private hostel rooms, and is a good base for drives into the desert. Use *A miles to get to SCL, then buy a cheap ticket to ANF or CJC on Sky Airline.
Last edited by Science Goy; May 11, 2012 at 6:47 pm
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