- Life in BoliviaHey All,
Hope all is well back home or wherever you may be as you´re reading this. We are currently in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia which is a small village just on the outskirts of the Bolivian Jungle. It is so humid and Posted by Leerika in PERMACATION IN LATIN AMERICA | May 23, 2011
- The road to Santa CruzI have just endured a thirty hour bus journey from Asuncion to Bolivia's largest city, Santa Cruz. The journey was far from comfortable. Infact, it was hellish, but as the saying goes "When in Rome". At the moment I am Posted by GaryHowells in Three Months of Getting Lost | May 21, 2011
- Salar de Uyuni TourOn Saturday, 7th May, I finally went on the tour of the Salar de Uyuni. On the way to the bus terminal in Potosí I had met 3 Australians who wanted to take the same tour, so we decided to Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | May 18, 2011
- At >4000m altitudeWhen I got to Potosí, I was hoping not to have too many problems with the altitude because I had heard of many people having bad headaches, feeling sick or having nosebleeds when they first got to this altitude. Luckily, Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | May 16, 2011
- A 3-day hike in the Bolivian countrysideTogether with my British Route 40 friends, I decided to go on a 3-day hike not far away from Sucre. We were going to walk along an Inca Trail, hike through the Maragua crater and see some dinosaur footprints.
The Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | May 15, 2011
- SucreI got to Sucre in Bolivia at the same time when the English/Scottish couple and the Irish couple who I met on my Route 40 adventure in Argentina where there as well. Just like them, many people were taking Spanish Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | May 14, 2011
- How do Bolivians fix a broken down bus?Ahhh, another overdue blog entry...
So we left off in Puerto Iguazu we think, which seems like ages ago now. Next stop after here was Buenos Aires, a 19 hour journey going south in Argentina on a very stylish bus which Posted by sophie_rhea in Sophie and Rhea's S.American Adventure | May 11, 2011
- Where have we been???We’re really bad at keeping up with this thing so we decided to try to keep things short for a while. It is quite easy to post pictures up but takes a lot of time to actually sit down Posted by Leerika in PERMACATION IN LATIN AMERICA | May 10, 2011
- Finally arrived in BoliviaTogether with an English guy who I met in Mendoza, in Córdoba and again in Salta and who was going the same way up into Bolivia as I, I started my journey into this next country. Every other traveller who Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | May 10, 2011
- Video;On top of the jeep on salt flats!I also forgot about this one! It's quite funny of me ontop of the jeep driving on the Salt Flats in Bolivia.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/downbhoy// Posted by downbhoy in The long way round | May 9, 2011
- Death by a Thousand Stairs==Copacabana==
After an early departure from La Paz, we arrived in the Bolivian lakeside hub town of Copacabana on Easter Saturday. The town was heaving with people from near and far who had made the religious pilgrimage for Good Friday's celebrations. Posted by tlbaker in Baker's Breadcrumbs | May 8, 2011
- The Jungle in BoliviaOur week in Rurre has come to an end. We spent 3 days in the Pampas along the Yakuma River, then came back to town and went out along the River Beni to the tropical rainforest for another 3 days. Posted by ichbinmatt in Miri and Matt Make a World Trip | May 7, 2011
- Salmonella, Spanglish and Sneijder in SucreHola chicos!!
The last time I wrote I had just arrived in Sucre with the motley crew. I now find myself in Samaipata, how the heck did that happen I ask you?!
Let me begin.... the 1st night in Sucre was a...mazing, Posted by gringosanchez in Buenos Aires and beyond! | May 6, 2011
- BoliviaWell, I havn't written in quite a while, because frankly, there wasn't much to write about. After the six days that we spent on the river, we arrived in Rurre Nabaka. There we stayed for a few days, and took Posted by Son_of_Axe in South America | May 3, 2011
- Bolivia, bumpy, blinding and bold Day 78, 17 April 2011
What a hell of a day today was. After barely sleeping due to noise and fear of not waking up, we got up at 5:00am, repacked and dragged our bags down the horrible stairs. Posted by ourlife in Life & Liberation | May 2, 2011
- Paraguay to BoliviaWe spent only a couple of days in Paraguay before catching a flight from Asuncion to Cochabamba, Bolivia. I wish we had more time in Paraguay, but we made the most of it by couchsurfing in Asuncion with Javi- a Posted by ichbinmatt in Miri and Matt Make a World Trip | May 1, 2011
- Riding the Highs and LowsOur first impressions of the world's highest city, at just over 4000m, were of chaotic, noisy streets clogged with traffic and people and a grimey feel that hung about in the chilly air. Admittedly we did arrive in the Posted by tlbaker in Baker's Breadcrumbs | May 1, 2011
- Sucre's Charm Wears ThinOur stop in the lovely city of Sucre was meant to be short and sweet, however we were about to experience the famous Bolivian past-time of protests. The next morning we attempted to pre-book an overnight bus to La Posted by tlbaker in Baker's Breadcrumbs | Apr 30, 2011
- A City with a Silver LiningWe arrived in Potosi after midnight and upon reaching our hostel we crashed for the night. However our slumber was short lived due to an early morning start for the mine tour. A tour of a Potosi mine is almost Posted by tlbaker in Baker's Breadcrumbs | Apr 29, 2011
- Von der zuckersuesse Hauptstadt zur Death RoadSucre - eigentlich nach einem General, dem 2. Praesidenten Boliviens benannt, praesentiert sich trotzdem mit strahlend weissen kolonialen Gebaeuden. Gut, nicht so weiss wie die in Arequipa, aber hey, vielleicht haben wir einfach schon zuviel gesehen.
Suc Posted by yasmine769 in Central & South America | Apr 23, 2011
- Copacabana / Isla del SolNope, we're not back on the beach in Brazil, but at a little Bolivian coastal town by Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world. Though the lake is huge...we climbed up a hill one evening to watch the sunset, Posted by ravroops in South America | Apr 9, 2011
- La PazBack to the original itinerary...and onto the capital city of La Paz. The highest capital in the world at 3600 metres above sea level, the steep hills made walking around the city a tough job. The main part of the Posted by ravroops in South America | Apr 6, 2011
- Noen dager i BoliviaIdag er det Langfredag, og ingenting skjer i denne byen. Men den er virkelig merksnodig, og sikkert det naermest man kommer byene fra gamle tider. La Paz er en by uten butikker og supermarkeder, og hvor alt fra shampoo til Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Apr 22, 2011
- In einem Land vor unserer ZeitHallo alle, wir leben noch! Nach den tollen Erlebnissen, ueber die Yasmine beim letzten Mal berichtete, haben wir noch einen Gang hochgeschaltet und uns flugs einen neuen Stempel fuer den Pass geholt: den bolivianischen.
Mit dem Nachtbus ging es vorhe Posted by PollyPanam in Central & South America | Apr 21, 2011
- PotosiWe'd heard loads about this famous silver mining town, but had been slightly nervous about visiting the town's main attraction - the silver mines. But the six of us decided to confront the huge mountain and take the tour deep Posted by ravroops in South America | Apr 1, 2011