Destination: Bolivia

Sucre, the sugar capital of Bolia

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [940]

Well we've gotten waylaid in Sucre - the offical capitial of this country - something most Bolivians forgets. the supreme court meets here but that's about it it terms of impressive government stuff.  Sucre is also the chocolate capital of Bolivia -... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Baby steps

Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [456]

Alright so today we headed out of the jungle back to the big city life of Santa Cruz, we knew we couldn't just jump on a bus for the 5 - 6 hour trip because of the landslide but we didn't realise how tricky it was going to be.  The way you get around ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Gallery: Inti Wara Yassi

Sun, 4 Mar 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Lake Titicaca and Bolivia

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 | By john_maitland | Photo Gallery

Climbing 5038m

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 | By mcgurk77 | Views [1957] | Comments [1]

This is an extract from my journal. Day 1 I have just returned from our jolly upto Laguna Glacial some 5038m to be precise. After much deliberation in La Paz and Sorata i decided i could do it. We set out with our guide Roland to go shopping for supplies ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Meeting our first landslide

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [470]

 Our simple 4 hour bus ride down into the jungle to the animal refuge in the pouring rain turned out not so simple when the bus parked on the side of the road and everyone got off in the pouring rain (we walked 8 kms in it so sorry if I repeat it was ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Gallery: Bolivia

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Photo Gallery

World's highest street market

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [555]

Arrived in the capital yesterday and love it – there’s market stalls in every street. We had a 30 cent hamburger for dinner and didn’t even get ill let alone die from it!!! Yay!! Did lots of walking around gazing at everything you can by on ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

Gallery: Bolivia

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By lou | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bolivia

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Photo Gallery

Happy 29th Birthday Glen

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [515]

For his birthday we have headed out to the Island of the Sun, where the whole Incan thing started. Inca legend states that the king flowed from a sacred rock located on the island.   The place we stayed as lovely – brilliant views after scrambling ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Bolivia and La Paz

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Photo Gallery

At the Copa, Copacabana

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [588]

Well the festival is in full swing – beer stalls line the streets and everywhere there are people in their finest dancing up a storm.   Everyone has travelled for this huge festival celebrating Bolivia’s best saint (she appeared at Copacobana and ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Trout, trout, trout

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [545]

After a short 3 ½ hour bus trip and a quick stop at immigration at the border we arrived in Copacabana – not quite as hot as the song says but still gorgous right on the lake. There’s going to be a huge festiva here in a few days and the bands are ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

the real bolivia

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By itchyfeet | Views [527]

Ok. It seems my preconceptions were justified and I was not doing Bolivia a disservice at all. Having sat in the station for 3 hours after arriving 4 hours late, our train finally leaves Uyuni at 6 in the morning. 7 1/2 hours late. It gets worse. We crawl ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!