'The wierdest landscapes in South America'

... well, that's how my Footprint guide describes the landscapes you pass through on the overland jeep trip we took from San Pedro, Chile to Uyuni, Bolivia. And I think I agree!

Lazing in thermal baths at 4,000m surrounded by red mountains and white mineral plains; walking the shores of a pink lake amongst the flamingoes and llamas; sleeping in a hotel made entirely of salt; driving across the vast salt plains, feeling like somewhere between the moon and Antartica; walking through the thousands of cacti that crowd a small island in the middle of the endless white of the salt plains; phenominal.