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Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [1416] | Comments [2]
For you, dear reader, I took it upon myself to test the local medical assistance just in case you were hesitating on coming here for a visit. Well, I didn’t plan it this way, but I thought I could share my experience with you. As the gory details of ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [1233]
We crashed as soon as we got to our hotel situated near a beautiful San Francisco cathedral, it was almost 11 at night and the city was still going at full speed. SB mentioned as he lay in his bed that he heard a woodpecker, uh, no sweetie, more like ... Read more >
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Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [1083]
Someone once told me “either you have a good trip or a good story.” Well, we had a good trip (all of our flights were on time, we made all of our connections from Toulouse to Paris to Buenos Ares to Santa Cruz to La Paz) but what fun is there in hearing ... Read more >
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Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By rayen | Views [894]
Es gibt eine Strasse von La Paz nach Coroico, die sich die gefährlichste Strasse der Welt nennt. Und man kann diese Strasse mit dem Mountain-Bike hinunterfahren... Klar, dass ich das machen musste! Also, das ganze stelle man sich so vor: Die Tour ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [676]
"Mommy?" "Yes darling," I said absentmindedly while trying to pack extra socks into our suitcase. "Mommy, what is Bolivia?" I rocked back on my heels, "Well, Bolivia is a country." "Where?" "... Read more >
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Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [762]
We have been travelling overseas with SB since he was 6 months old. He is already a seasoned traveller at the ripe old age of 4, as he has travelled to the States several times to see his grandparents and took one memorable trip to Australia (32 hours ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [589]
As it is typical to do when planning the perfect family vacation, I googled the security low-down on the place we are about to visit. (funny, I don’t remember doing this the last time we went to Disneyland….) Mind you, the government websites I ... Read more >
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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By klynne | Views [560]
The illusion of the immortality of youth … oh, how I miss it. Long gone are the days that I could swing my backpack over my shoulder and take off insouciantly for foreign destinations. Twenty year ago I poured over the “where to” sections of guide books ... Read more >
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By klynne | Views [551]
La Paz : either you step off the plane and admire the magnificent view or you crumple to a heap and have to be scrapped off the tarmac. It turns out that La Paz is the highest capital in the world at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 feet) and something ... Read more >
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By klynne | Views [424]
JN will say that I have developed “le goût de luxe” or in other words, the "need of luxuries" over the years in terms of our travel accommodations. I retort that after 30, I don't want to share a bathroom anymore. Being gently woken by a voice ... Read more >
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Photo Gallery
Salazar de Uyuni
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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By klynne | Views [452]
Like the Far Side cartoon with the two old ladies debating if they are going to pickup the one-handed, patched eyed hitchhiker holding a sign that says “anywhere,” when either JN or I start to waffle about going on this trip, we would challenge the other ... Read more >
Tags: the planning phase
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [909] | Comments [3]
I had no idea that desert landscapes could vary so much. Now I know. Last time I wrote, we were in Uyuni, a small town in southern Bolivia. From there, we set off on a 3-day tour of the desert in a bright red 4x4. Our driver and guide was Mario, who ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Photo Gallery
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