Destination: Bolivia

Photos: Lake Titicaca 2007

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 | By mstep | Photo Gallery

Bolivia: On a budget!!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 | By helenhughes | Views [1507] | Comments [2]

So having said our sad farewells to our Gap Adventures group (who were travelling on through Bolivia and into Chile - the trip we will do starting on 14th Dec) we were all on our own in the big, high altitude (3900metres above sea level)smog-fest that ... Read more >

nos 10 jours en Bolivie

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By maud-pierre | Views [1961]

Chers vous tous! Un petit mot en direct du Chili ou nous venons juste d’arriver! Nos 10 jours en Bolivie ont ete un reel plaisir, surtout le tour final de 3 jours dans la region du Salar d’Uyuni… une merveille (du coup on a pris plein de photos! ... Read more >

Photos: Uyuni- le salar une merveille!!!

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By maud-pierre | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lac titicaca et mine de Potosi

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By maud-pierre | Photo Gallery

eating for cheap and risking our personal safety (once more) in the world's highest capital city

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [1486]

vivienne and i were not feeling particularly intrepid when we dragged our sick and half-starved selves onto an aerosur flight from cusco to la paz, having opted for a 50-minute flight over an 18-hour bus ride and keen to escape reminders that we had ... Read more >

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Turija

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 | By sue_hood | Views [458]

Tarija   Tarija is the wine region of Boliva.  I arrived yesterday at 5am, woke up a hostel but couldn´t really sleep much.  I dedicated the day to catching up in my diary at a restaurant opposite the main plaza.  I likeTarija, there seems to ... Read more >

Bolivia un pais de muchas cosas

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 | By katieburns | Views [434]

After 2 nights in Buenos Aires, one being at ´La Bomba´ (an awesome spectacle of drumming and large beers) I flew to La Paz to continue where I had left off. This time I met my two friends Alanna and Meg. After 2 nights in a party hostel, nanna Katie ... Read more >

Tupiza

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 | By sue_hood | Views [536]

Tupiza I had met two girls in Potosi who also wanted to do the two day horse trek some friends had recommended to me.  They had left for Tupiza the night before and I arranged to meet them the next day.  With my bus arriving late, I had now missed ... Read more >

La Paz Bolivia

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 | By les | Views [505]

Hi everyone.  Well we are now in La Paz Bolivia, after almost 2 hours trying to get across the border.  La Paz is the highest capitol city in the world and the hills are a killer to walk up.  Bolivia is pretty cheap and the food is pretty good.  I went ... Read more >

Photos: La Paz

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 | By les | Photo Gallery

Potosi

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 | By sue_hood | Views [374]

Potosi W e arrived and headed for dinner, hoping to find something that was open at 11:30pm.  We walked around and the only places open were the funeral parlours and one Chinese restaurant that only sold rotisserie chicken.  So, another meal of ... Read more >

Sucre

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By sue_hood | Views [518]

Sucre   I left Cochabamba and after a 10 hour bus ride arrived in Sucre.  It was easy to see straight away why this is where the government sits.  It is a beautiful town, a little more modern and still looks quite colonial.    The bus ... Read more >

Cochabamba

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 | By sue_hood | Views [364]

We caught the bus to Cochabamba arriving at 2am in the morning.  After some much needed sleep, we headed out to explore the town.  We  started at the large statue of Jesus at the top of the hill.  Taking a cable car to the top, we walked to the top of ... Read more >

La Paz

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By sue_hood | Views [354]

It was quick through Bolivia and we went to find a collectivo to La Paz.  Easily done and an hour and a half later, we were in La Paz, dropped off near the black market.  This was nowhere near we wanted to be so it was another 20 minute walk towards the ... Read more >