Destination: Bolivia
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Thu, 14 Jul 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [352]
As the 5 star Bolivian bus rattles itself to an early grave through the Bolivian mountain pass to the Chilian border, the teeth in our heads start to loosen due to the heavy virbration as we pretend to sleep. In my fake dreams i cant help but contemplate ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [442]
We just arrived after sitting in a jeep for 4 days. it was a comfortable jeep but yet its nice to have space again. The salt planes were amazing. Because of the melting of the snow the salt plane was covered with 2cm of waterwhich reflected the surroundings ... Read more >
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [338]
Our driver and his wife JoseMary bring us further into Bolivia´s weird mars like landscape. we get to this place where the rocks have ll these weird shapes which are formed out of volcanic rock and eroded into crazy shapes. We drive further to get to ... Read more >
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [430]
As we are now in Bolivia and the borders to Chile remain closed we decide to take a 4 day jeep tour here instead of Chile and hopefully can get across the border at the end as the weather is suppose to warm up. we had to wait another day for the tour ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [445]
As we ride or horses through the landscape of red and black mountains of rock i feel like a real cowboy, as they gave us chaps, to save graham lower legs, and cool cowboy hats to protect us from the sun. The rocks look like lightning bolts thrown down ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jun 2011 | By runningkites | Views [555]
Uyuni, white-cloaked dame For whom the heavens stopped crying Waters ran dry as you became the sun´s favourite daughter Your horizon beyond imagination´s reach You are your own oasis Whispers of Aymara giants can be heard in the peaks of your cifrcumference ... Read more >
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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 | By grizzly_bear | Views [732]
We left loki la paz and headed for the bolivian international airport. The drive there was amazing as it enabled us to see the city from above and it is truly sprawling, all up the sides of the surrounding mountains. The flight to runnenbarque (north ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 | By yoursvicariously | Photo Gallery
Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca
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Tags: bolivia, lake titicaca, uros island
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By leeds_manc | Views [945] | Comments [3] | Scholarship Entry
GOLD, COCA FARMS AND SPIDER MONKEYS: TRAVELLING ALONE IN BOLIVIA A stick of dynamite had exploded in the air above the refuge, causing the resident parrot population to erupt into a fit of squawking. It was shaping up to be an interesting morning.... Read more >
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 | By joeyw | Views [334] | Scholarship Entry
Crossing the border from Argentina to Bolivia felt like gatecrashing a movie set. The people looked completely different to Argentina, where the masses ooze effortless style. People-spotting in the dusty border town of Villazon spun my South American ... Read more >
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Wed, 23 Mar 2011 | By heatherpoppelier | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry
Responsible Tourism? Thwack … The dull sound of steel hitting timber reverberates through the humid forest air. Vibrations shudder up my arm. Steadying myself, I swing the machete again at the giant balsa tree before me. It has been ten days since ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, bolivia, madidi national park; jungle trek, travel writing scholarship 2011
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 | By grizzly_bear | Views [716]
La paz messes with your mind..its an awesome, somewhat vibrant city but in terms of cultural activities theres really not a lot to see or do..this lack of cultural activity leads to you not leaving your hosrtel to often (accept to party) and when your ... Read more >
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 | By grizzly_bear | Views [747]
Bolivia - the sky is big in bolivia.. THe flight from salvadore was fucked..we were so scattered and tired we fell asleep in the airport terminal..our seats didnt recline on the plane so we couldnt sleep, then we had a 4 hour stop over, then the seats ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [536]
My days as a Catholic school girl are paying off. This morning my flight was cancelled. Dunno why... I'm a silly gringo and don’t get any answers. But the world makes sense again. They put me up at The Raddison. It’s a four-star hotel everywhere else ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [462]
What a mission. Three bus rides later, a sore puku and the baddest black bags you´ve ever seen. But I'm clean now. After 30 odd hours, I had the longest hot shower ever. That last bus was a living nightmare. Trying to tell the bus driver I was sick in ... Read more >
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