https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:22:01 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=16237
When it comes to natural beauty there is a certain cocktail of ingredients that definitely makes a country stand out. The most important ones are a low population density, a high variation in latitude, and varied climatic systems. There are several countries that check off these boxes. Naturally, the larger ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/feed/ 35 https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2014 04:50:20 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13847
The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth. Scientists from NASA studied it before the US led Mars mission as the climate is supposed to be quite similar to the red planet. What’s more, there are few deserts with such dramatic landscapes as this. Sun scorched earth with cracks ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-the-driest-place-on-earth/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/the-great-outdoors-in-the-uae/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-outdoors-in-the-uae https://bkpk.me/the-great-outdoors-in-the-uae/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2014 10:56:27 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13807
The weather in the UAE normally keeps you confined within your comfortably air conditioned existence. However, when the summer heat dies down (which happens by November), it’s always great to head out and explore! There are several areas around the UAE which have beautiful scenery and amazing landscapes. One weekend ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-great-outdoors-in-the-uae/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/would-you-like-some-salt-with-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-you-like-some-salt-with-that https://bkpk.me/would-you-like-some-salt-with-that/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:53:00 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13725
Welcome to Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat. At a breathtaking altitude of 3600m on average (that is almost 12,000 ft!), it’s a wonder that this place is also one of the FLATTEST PLACES ON EARTH! Uyuni is so very flat that satellites use it to calibrate their terrain sensitivity. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/would-you-like-some-salt-with-that/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/the-dunes-in-the-atacama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dunes-in-the-atacama https://bkpk.me/the-dunes-in-the-atacama/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:30:08 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=11564
During a tour around the Atacama desert we stopped at this massive fluffy dune. The sand was so soft that it got in our shoes. The Atacama desert is dry. So dry that it carries the title ‘Driest place on earth’. Your skin will crack, your nose might bleed, but ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-dunes-in-the-atacama/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:11:08 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=5473
Back in July 2011, we decided to take a trip through Oman. It was 50 degrees in Dubai and we wanted to escape the heat somehow. The only place where this was possible was Salalah in the South East of Oman. Since Avinash, one of my best friends, had grown ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders https://bkpk.me/floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:08:02 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8370
It was an early start for us, the day that we got up to go ride a balloon in Phoenix, thanks to Rainbow Ryders. When we left our hostel, it was still dark and for once, the temperature outside was actually pleasant! We took our car and got onto the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis https://bkpk.me/a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:43:58 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5396
This is the one and only oasis in South America! The city of Ica, in the South-west coast of Peru, is surrounded by deserted lands. Pure sand, heat and dryness. No surprise that the oasis of Huacachina has become the touristic jewel of the region. As if taken out of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/our-2200-year-old-friends-from-peru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-2200-year-old-friends-from-peru https://bkpk.me/our-2200-year-old-friends-from-peru/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:14:14 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5293
Making friends with 2200 year old folks? Why not! That’s what we did when we visited the Chauchilla Cemetery in the city of Nazca, Peru.   This cemetery now turned into open-air museum is home to a collection of mummies that date as far back as 200 A.D. The impressive ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/our-2200-year-old-friends-from-peru/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/the-dry-road-that-leads-nowhere/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dry-road-that-leads-nowhere https://bkpk.me/the-dry-road-that-leads-nowhere/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:00:42 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=3904
In the middle of the Atacama, the only thing that the wind can rustle, is the texture of the sands. Welcome to the desert!]]> https://bkpk.me/the-dry-road-that-leads-nowhere/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/the-atacama-milky-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-atacama-milky-way https://bkpk.me/the-atacama-milky-way/#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:29:59 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=3884
The Atacama desert is one of the best places for star gazing. Step out at night and you’ll find yourself confronted with infinite diamonds in the sky. I used to think that I was good at spotting constellations. Well, not anymore! The sheer number of stars confounds me! This is ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-atacama-milky-way/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama https://bkpk.me/licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:00:41 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=3862
This is the Licancabur volcano, visible from all over the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The volcano’s last eruption date is unknown however there are some interesting stories behind the history of this mountain. Part of the volcano lies in Bolivia and the summit lies in Chile. There is ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/on-the-way-to-san-pedro-de-atacama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-way-to-san-pedro-de-atacama https://bkpk.me/on-the-way-to-san-pedro-de-atacama/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:31:19 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=3859
Welcome to the Atacama Desert! The driest place on planet earth. The environment is totally inhospitable but the views are mesmerizing! The desert air is so dry that your lips get chapped the moment you step out into it. However, the combination of vast barren desert and snow covered Andean ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/on-the-way-to-san-pedro-de-atacama/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/the-white-tree-of-horror/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-white-tree-of-horror https://bkpk.me/the-white-tree-of-horror/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:36:07 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=2052
While living in Dubai, we decided to escape the unbearable heat for a long weekend and road tripped all the way to Salalah, in the South of Oman. To enjoy the rain and greenery of this region, we ended up living a series of adventures on the road, including midnight ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-white-tree-of-horror/feed/ 1