- Bolivia II- La Paz & The Salar De Uyuni
We got to La Paz at around 8:00 a.m.. We met with a guy from Laquay of Tours, the tour operator in some Dutch recommended to make the trip to Salar de Uyuni (3 days, 2 nights). The trip includes Posted by Themoffats in Adriana and Jonathan's Adventures | Jan 15, 2009
- Bolivia I - The ´Death Train´to Santa Cruz
As we passed the border from Brazil to Bolivia, the problems began to emerge. First of all, our train to Santa Cruz was canceled. We had to stay one night at Hotel Bibosi (in Quijarro) and take the next regional Posted by Themoffats in Adriana and Jonathan's Adventures | Jan 15, 2009
- From Prisons to Mountain Bikes, La Paz rocks!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday the 4th of January
Matt typing
After a great nights rest we packed our gear and headed out the door of the Inka´s Rest Hostel with smiles on our faces. This place really Posted by krystalmat in K&M's return from London to Melbourne... | Jan 7, 2009
- La Paz and the Most dangerous road in the world
After been dumped in the middle of a busy highway we managed to navigate our way to our hostel. A place raved about by all the books and blogs - we still cant find out what all the fuzz Posted by rob laurie in Around the world in 180 days | Dec 13, 2008
- Potosi
We arrived in Potosi, the highest city in the world, after a 2 hour hair raising taxi ride. I’m sure the taxi drivers in South America think they are in "Wacky Racers". The main feature of Potosi is the Posted by AandSTrip in South America | Dec 27, 2008
- Cold Turkey (traduction integrale en francais, en gras)
Amigos,
I wrote this latest entry a few days ago, but Jess has been busy translating so that it is simultaneously available in French. The content is therefore a little out of date and we are, in fact, now in Mendoza Posted by JessMike in A frog and a lobster en grandes vacances | Dec 27, 2008
- In prison in La Paz
So one of the must do things in La Paz is to visit the prison out of the book Marching Powder. It is illegal to go officially but everyone goes and it is supposed to be a real experience so Posted by kmandmc in Our Trip | Jan 4, 2009
- Sucre
Sucre is a beautiful colonial town where we decided to stay and re-charge the batteries. We stayed in a lovely hotel called hotel parador. It was a bit flashy for us backpackers but the luxury they offered was much welcomed. Posted by kmandmc in Our Trip | Jan 4, 2009
- La Paz
When in La Paz it is highly recommended to cycle down the worlds most dangerous road. We did this and it was brilliant. It was extremely dangerous in parts but the scenery, the speeds you reached and the all round Posted by kmandmc in Our Trip | Jan 4, 2009
- White Xmas at the Salar de Uyuni
Met our group early in the morning at the agency. Turns out there will be five of us. Apart from myself and Martin there is Madeleine from Holland who is travelling on her own and Oded and Israela from Israel. Posted by kmandmc in Our Trip | Dec 27, 2008
- Hi Bolivia, bye Argentina!
We decided to enter Bolivia by taking the overnight bus from Salta to the border La Quiaca. Talk about shock to the system. After all the easy travelling and feeling like we are in Europe the bus to the border Posted by kmandmc in Our Trip | Dec 20, 2008
- Salt flat and Atacama desert
We spent a night in Uyuni a town quite far south in Bolivia and then loaded our things onto 4x4s in the morning. Seven people to a car, three cars in total. We set off in convey out into the Posted by AandSTrip in South America | Dec 28, 2008
- Natal na Bolivia
Quando chegamos a Copacanaba ao nosso hotel suspiramos de alivio. Era exactamente aquilo que precisamos. Depois de dormirmos uma soneca e ver muita televisao, falei com a familia por web cam... ai que saudades da comida da Avo Rosa! O Posted by Themoffats in As Aventuras da Adriana e do Jonathan | Dec 26, 2008
- Bolivia II
Chegamos a La Paz as 8h00. Encontramo-nos com um senhor da Laquaya Tours, o operador turistico que uns holandeses nos recomendaram para fazer a viagem ao Salar de Uyuni (3 dias, 2 noites). A viagem incluia todas as refeicoes, com Posted by Themoffats in As Aventuras da Adriana e do Jonathan | Dec 25, 2008
- Bolivia I
Como disse no passado blog, assim que passamos a fronteira do Brasil para a Bolivia, os problemas comecam a surgir. Primeiro de tudo, o nosso comboio para Santa cruz foi cancelado. Tivemos de ficar uma noite no Hotel Bibosi (em Posted by Themoffats in As Aventuras da Adriana e do Jonathan | Dec 25, 2008
- ¡Feliz Navidad Y Prospero Año Nuevo!
Lieve papa´s, mama´s, zussen, broer, vrienden en vriendinnen!
Dank voor jullie lieve kerstwensen! Vanuit het mooie Bolivia willen wij jullie ook allemaal een hele gezellige kerst toewensen en natuurlijk alvast de allerbeste wensen voor het nieuwe jaar! Posted by martijnmol in America del Sur 2008-2009 | Dec 24, 2008
- Hiking, a really really high Lake!
After the Pampas tour we decided to head back to La paz via the dodgiest road we have ever been on as the flights were a bit to expensive. There had been lots of bad weather and as a result Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | Dec 23, 2008
- From womens wrestling to caiman
Woooo touch down into La Paz was pretty stunning, after a night bus we arrived to perfect weather and the drive into the city was amazing. We checked into a hostal, first one for a while and not cheap, but Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | Dec 23, 2008
- Ik heb mn wagen volgeladen...
Het is nu één uur in de middag en ik zit nu in een internetcafe (met snel internet!!) in Potosi. Vannacht rond half twee ben ik hier aangekomen met de bus uit Uyuni, eindpunt van mijn geweldige driedaagse tour (daarover Posted by martijnmol in America del Sur 2008-2009 | Dec 22, 2008
- Copacabana
Alright, so after I left La Paz with a bit of a cold, I was ready to soak in the sun and eat some trout in Copa. It´s a very relaxed beautiful city with, as I mentioned, tons of restaurants Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Dec 16, 2008
- Lake Titikaka (Great Puma)
La paz in a few words: big, dirty and chaotic. It not a city I would call beautiful, as there are no trees at this high altitude. The city is old, its streets are one way with 20 centermeters either Posted by Tatyanazzz in Tim and Tatyana Travel | Dec 12, 2008
- Bolivia- Lake Titicaca, La Paz inc. Death Road, & Salt Flats
We entered Bolivia on a rickety minibus after taking a night bus from Cusco to an undetermined point somewhere near the border. After passing through the farcically relaxed security and getting stamped in we took a second, equally clapped-out, minibus Posted by elliemike in Ellie and Mike's Trip | Dec 13, 2008
- The Worlds Most Dangerous Road
360 people died in one year on the worlds most dangerous road, 65 so far this year. There are some truly horrifying stories about this road. After some thorough contemplation of the safety records, the equipment used, the guided Posted by Tatyanazzz in Tim and Tatyana Travel | Dec 5, 2008
- La Paz
Well this posting will be very short. La Paz was a craaazy city with lots to see and do. Unfortunatly I´m not gonna divulge in much of anything, but yeah, it was a lot of fun, but I´m glad I´m Posted by STEVO1285 in This World is Bigger Than I Thought | Dec 9, 2008
- Copacabana and Isla del Sol
So we finally made it to Copacabana and spent some time chilling out with Danny, Chipa and Jody.
Sadly due to time constra Posted by surfnturf in Surf n Turf | Dec 8, 2008