Quote Originally Posted by felix View Post
Sounds like such a pain in the ass to travel that region as a foreigner (on a budget). Thanks for all the useful info, when i finally make it out there i'm definitely bringing a tent. It looks like there's no shortage of flat sandy places.

I particularly like the international youth hostel that doesn't take foreigners!
If I were to do this again, I would definitely take a tent. It would make sleeping a lot less of a hassle in the picky towns, and if you get stuck up in the mountains in the cold and dark with nowhere to stay it would be so much better to pitch a tent than frantically looking around for signs of human habitation (which happens to us in a couple of days)