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Where's the music?

Do you know the sone with kids screaming "where's the music" to some jazzy tunes? No? You should . This is the soundtrack to this post and the main topic of my trip through Bolivia. Everyone knows about the carnival in Rio, but this is not the only place where huge carnival celebrations happen. Something that's arguably even more interesting is what's happening in Bolivia roughly at the same time. Additionally, Bolivians don't seem to have problems finding a reason to celebrate - on my way to the big event in Oruro in Bolivia I'm going to see many more celebrations and hear a lot of music.  Before I get to Bolivia though I have thousands of kilometers on night buses through northern Chile, with a number of interesting stops on my way up.  Trip map created using Wanderlog, for making itineraries on iOS and Android The North  Chilean north is not what I usually think of in the context of north. No snow, no blizzards, I didn't notice too many polar b...

Rage Against The Machine on the pavement

I didn't spend all my time in Chile on a bike. I also had a chance to explore some of its cities.   Maybe it's because I was attracted to more shady parts of the cities, but somehow everywhere I went I was seeing graffiti. A lot of it. Murals everywhere. So much that when I started looking at my pictures from Santiago, Viña del Mar and Valparaíso it felt like the main theme connection all the places. Trip map courtesy of Wanderlog , a trip planner app on iOS and Android Different Christmas White Christmas? No this year. I did this many times, I spent many Christmas periods in warm places and it still feels weird to see a christmas tree in a summer setting. But Chile has some new surprises. I think it must've been quite hot with the beard on...  ... because it was more than 40 degrees! If this lady knew how hot it is she wouldn't be so happy. Chile has its own ways to get cooler on a hot day. When street vendor replied "mote con huesillos" to my question I...