Travel & Places

The Night Bus into the Andes

A solo traveller crosses the Andes by night bus and finds friendship on the road.

B29 min

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1The night bus from the coast climbed slowly into the cold silence of the Andes.

2I had a window seat, a warm blanket, and a heart full of nervous excitement.

3The road twisted around cliffs so steep that I could not look down for long.

4An elderly woman beside me offered me coca tea to help with the altitude.

5She told me she had travelled this road every month for forty years.

6At dawn, we stopped at a tiny village where children sold hot corn bread.

7The mountains slowly turned gold as the morning sun rose over their frozen peaks.

8By the second day, the whole bus felt like a small travelling family.

9Strangers shared food, stories, and blankets as if they had known each other forever.

10When we finally arrived, I felt proud that I had made the journey alone.

11That bus ride taught me that fear disappears the moment you start moving forward.

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