- Miscellaneous Fun In Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Fresh papaya
Lucy collecting blackberries
Some of the berries
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- Snake HuntJerome, who loves reptiles, convinces Jake that we need to go on a hike through the grass at night looking for snakes and tarantulas. Perfect. I love spiders and snakes. I don’t really have to worry as Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Oct 1, 2011
- Jerome "Tom Sawyer" Malloy
Jerome is a genius. His dad gave him a large pile of dirt that he wanted Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Oct 1, 2011
- True ExorcismsToday, Katie, Adam Bricker, John Russell and I were going to a doctors office for one of the guys on our team and the head missionary, Rocky said "Come on, we are going to pray over this giri." She Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Oct 1, 2011
- Dengue FeverWe got back from Peru around midnight last night and found Hotel Malloy sound asleep. This morning we quickly realize that Rocky is not doing that well. He was bitten by a mosquito while he was at the Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Oct 1, 2011
- From Argentina to BoliviaHello folks! So I am endeavouring to get my blog almost up to "real time"...
Bus Journey Favourites
* Heading North to the border with Bolivia, the bus pulls over at a random security check. Armed guards get on the bus, strutting Posted by Soph16 in Soph's latest avoidance of real life | Sep 30, 2011
- Pantanal - Santa Cruz - SucreEtter en 16 timer i buss og en van, ble vi kippet over i en saakalt Jeep, med seter paa lasteplanet som skulle ta oss til naturreservatet Pantanal i Brasil. Det humpet og det gikk, men etter en halvtime var Posted by AnnikaSS in Annika og Tones reiseblogg | Sep 29, 2011
- Bolivia – Pampas & JungleThe rivers are the roads, the only traffic is drift wood and the neighbours are monkeys, caiman and birds. This is Bolivia’s Jungle and Pampas!!!
We left La Paz to travel to Rurrena Posted by dbgomes in There and Back... And There Again | Sep 25, 2011
- Bolivia – SucreAre we back in Europe? That’s the impression we got from Sucre. We got a morning bus out of Uyuni and after nine hours we travelled over some impressive countryside with big canyons and dry scenery all around. We passed Posted by dbgomes in There and Back... And There Again | Sep 20, 2011
- La Paz Copacobana16-9-2011 Up at 3.30am after very little sleep. There was so much noise outside during the night that even toilet paper stuffed in our ears wouldn’t help. We were collected at 4.20am and taken by car for a five minute Posted by Dennis Maunder in Dennis & Jola's South American Adventure | Sep 18, 2011
- Bolivia – Salar de UyuniWe did some proper South American travel finally, and what an experience it was! The overnight bus from La Paz to Uyuni leaves La Paz at 9pm and takes 10 hours. We booked on a Todo Tourismo bus which are Posted by dbgomes in There and Back... And There Again | Sep 17, 2011
- Overnight bus rideI am currently sitting in the first row on the 2nd deck of a double decker bus at 9:35pm en route from Puno, Peru to Cuzco, Peru. We have a panoramic view of beautiful, dangerous, Puno at dark. Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Sep 17, 2011
- La Paz to Copacabana, BoliviaDave wandered over to the cemetery to grab us a private cab to go from La Paz to Copacabana while I gave Katie and the kids a 15 minute tour of the cobblestone streets just outside our hotel. I Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Sep 17, 2011
- Worlds Most Dangerous RoadSo I officially began my training for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro today. I figured lets start by seeing how my body reacts to high elevation.
Dave and I flew into La Paz 1 day earlier than Katie and the Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Sep 17, 2011
- La PazDave and I got up at 4:30 to catch the earliest flight to La Paz so our bodies could adjust to the altitude before our mountain bike ride on the Most Dangerous Road tomorrow. Landing in La Paz at Posted by thebongas in Bonga Family Adventures | Sep 17, 2011
- Bolivia15-9-2011 Our guide met us at our hotel for a tour of La Paz. What is nice is we are not with hoards of other people, just a driver, our guide and us. We started with a tour of the Posted by Dennis Maunder in Dennis & Jola's South American Adventure | Sep 16, 2011
- Thanks for your commentsThanks for all your comments and emails. It's reasuring to know that you are keeping an eye on us. Early start tomorrow morning, 4.30am leaving La Paz to Copacabana.
Posted by Dennis Maunder in Dennis & Jola's South American Adventure | Sep 15, 2011
- Bolivia13-9-2011 We were pleasantly surprised with last night’s meal, chicken, potatoes with vegetables and we didn’t have to use the imodium! In the morning our breakfast consisted of fruit juice and pancakes with honey, delicious. Our next stop was a Posted by Dennis Maunder in Dennis & Jola's South American Adventure | Sep 15, 2011
- bolivia map
roughly 200 km
4 days
includes biking the most dangerous road in the world
click here [[http://www.bikemap.net/route/1251911#lat=-16.51773&lng=-68.23608&zoom=8&type=2|bolivia rou Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Sep 15, 2011
- Bolivia – La Paz
La Paz is dizzying in every aspect. Its well known as the highest capital city in the world, but the city is also pretty frenetic with cars and people around everywhere! Our arrival into La Paz Posted by dbgomes in There and Back... And There Again | Sep 14, 2011
- Hot showers in Bolivia!So! I know it hasn't been long since I last wrote, but I wanted to blog a bit about my mammoth journey to La Paz while is's still fresh in my mind!
Firstly, I had a very enjoyable last afternoon Posted by EmmaLaBlogista in Emma in the Andes | Sep 14, 2011
- La Paz and the end of the Bolivian DiscoveryThe night bus back from Uyuni was tough. 10 hours in not so comfortable and cold conditions. I had better get used to it as my next leg of the trip has 4 overnight buses :o(
We arrived back Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Sep 14, 2011
- Salar de UyuniIt was a long drive from Potosi to Uyuni which took us through varied counrtyside ranging from mountains to desert. There were occasional buildings and a few animals including donkeys, horses and llamas, and it made you wonder how Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Sep 14, 2011
- Argentina / BoliviaNote – had no internet connection for a few days.
7-9-2011. We left Iguazu with 2 flights in front of us. First to Buenos Aires then to Salta where we arrived at around 7.30pm. We were collected at 8am the following Posted by Dennis Maunder in Dennis & Jola's South American Adventure | Sep 14, 2011
- PotosiOur journey to Potosi took us through some beautiful countryside. As it is the dry season the land was very arid and brown with very few trees or shrubs. There were however a few trees dotted around which Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Sep 13, 2011