- La Paz & Death Road
After seeing the bustle of Potosi we didn't know what to expect when we got to La Paz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Paz). We were playing cards and drinking wine on the truck when we got to the outskirts of the city, but the game Posted by oharridge in South America | Apr 22, 2008
- "Copa- Copacobana...."
We are writing this, having arrived in frigid Puno, Peru and are attempting to whittle away some time as there's not a whole lot to do here apart from the tours...but thats an experience yet to come and a blog Posted by jhetland in Travelling Wakanoobies | May 3, 2008
- Sucre
I arrived in Sucre late afternoon, so just had time to have a quick walk round the centre before it got dark and it seemed like a really nice city. And it was, I ended up staying longer Posted by katiew in White Around The World | May 3, 2008
- La Paz
Before we came to Bolivia, we had heard a lot of weird stuff, lots of warnings (http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Bolivia) read, and lots of travelers tales. The most disturbing (http://www.katharinaandpeter.info/) was Posted by jhetland in Travelling Wakanoobies | Apr 30, 2008
- My Own Bolivian Diary
VALLEGRANDE, Bolivia (Nov. 22, 2007) -- I had been thinking about it for weeks. The excitement could hardly be contained. Finally, I was on my way to Bolivia to research Che Guevara’s 1960s revolutionary movement to complete my Posted by AC Frieden in The Frieden Trails | Nov 22, 2007
- Tupiza
So, after another overnight bus trip, we arrived in La Quiaca!! This is a boarder town in Argentina and is quite a bizarre place (especially if you are Australian and have to fly off the continent to enter another country)! Posted by jhetland in Travelling Wakanoobies | Apr 27, 2008
- Potosi
So after the amazing salt flats we headed to the highest city in the world, Potosi standing at 4070m. Potosi is an old colonial mining town, in its hey day it was an extremely rich town, in fact the name Posted by dee d in South America | Apr 22, 2008
- Rurrenabaque
The jungle was a blast, but the pampas are a treat! we have been touring the backwaters of river Yacuma for the past 3 days looking for animals, and as in the jungle, or even more so, animals abound! We Posted by ankebart in bonnie & clyde | Apr 28, 2008
- Pink Floyd in Potosi
The bus from Uyuni to Potosi took most of the day, its not very far but I am yet to see a proper road in Bolivia. So I arrived in Potosi late in the afternoon and found another really Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Apr 27, 2008
- Bolivia
Bolivia
Peru to Bolivia by bus with a catamaran from Copacabana town out to Sun Island and onto Bolivian shores
There wa Posted by Midworlder in Midworlder's World Tour | Apr 27, 2008
- Into Bolivia and the Salar de Uyuni
I got the overnight bus from Salta to the Bolivian border where I had no problems crossing over. Immediatle there was a lot of obvious differences between the 2 countires. Bolivia is noticeably a lot poorer, less westernised Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Apr 27, 2008
- Uyuni & the Salt Flats
We arrived at our hotel in Uyuni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyuni) which was in the same building as the famous 'Minuteman Pizza' which we had been told numerous times is the best pizza in South America. I ate there that night and the pizza Posted by oharridge in South America | Apr 17, 2008
- Coroico - Rurrenabaque
It turned out that we did not take the world's most dangerous road with the bus; a new road has been constructed, but nevertheless it is a quite scary ride! When there was another bus coming in the opposite direction, Posted by ankebart in bonnie & clyde | Apr 24, 2008
- Goodbye Bolivia, hello Argentina
Hey, don't falter, you know we ought to be together
Strange, I saw ya, I sorta knew it was for ever
Please, stay with me
and never miss a chance to kiss me
babe, I love yah
when you're with me it´s always summer
[i]Don´t Falter Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Apr 23, 2008
- The Altiplano and Bolivia
The border to Bolivia lies on the edge of San Pedro so within minutes we were in the 'no mans land'. This was when the landscape started to get bleaker, colder and much, much higher.
Heeding the warnings of 'altitude sickness' Posted by dee d in South America | Apr 17, 2008
- Day 1
Quijarro - Corumbá
~12 KM, cloudy, 26°C
Bolivia is scary. After the "Death Road", the "Death Mines" and "Death Food" (if you want so), I took the "Death Train" to the Brazilian border. Hearing the stories, I expected it to be a Posted by macondo in Jo hits the road | Apr 20, 2008
- Day 0
Santa Cruz Hotel - Train Station
~3 KM, windy, cloudy, 22° C
Let's do that! It took me five whole days of running around to get that bicycle, but today I decided to head to Brazil, so or so. Got up 2 Posted by macondo in Jo hits the road | Apr 20, 2008
- Salar de Uyuni
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet Dreams by The Eurythmics
Hola
We are now in the sleepy Western town of Tupiza in the south of Bolivia. Since Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Apr 19, 2008
- Cochabamba - La Paz
Sucre turned out to be a really nice city: big but not too big, with nice colonial buildings and a very lively and cultural nightlife. We found a really nice bar where we saw a life concert the first Posted by ankebart in bonnie & clyde | Apr 17, 2008
- # Old news
#Vendredi 25 avril - Copacabana
Je ne sais pas si c'est d'avoir toujours mal au ventre ou le fait qu'il ne me reste exactement que 2 mois avant de prendre l'avion, mais ce n'est pas la grande forme.
Heureusement, la belle petite Posted by flavienc in 5 mois sur la cordillère des Andes | Apr 25, 2008
- Lago Titikaka Nebenamazonasfahrt in Peru/Brasilien/Bolivien
Hallo lieber Leser!
Ich entschuldige mich bei allen, die auf einen weiteren Eintrag gewartet haben. Aus den paar Tagen wurden jetzt 9 Monate! Ich hatte turbulente letzte Wochen in Suedamerika und deshalb habe ich da den letzten Eintrag nicht veroeffentli Posted by cosmocrat in Jonas checkt Mittel/Suedamerika | Apr 15, 2008
- La Paz and the Worlds Most Dangerous Road
Ah, keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Roadhouse Blues by The Doors
Hola from La Paz, the worlds highest capital city at a dizzying 3600 metres above Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Apr 15, 2008
- Sucre!
A lot didn't happen up until now, but less for you guys to read:)
In Potosi, we went to visit the mines of Cerro Rico, where they extract minerals and silver, and where the people still work in very poor conditions. Posted by ankebart in bonnie & clyde | Apr 12, 2008
- We're at Glenavy!
Testing
'Philip is a big stinky poo'
Posted by AquaBubble in Rocking in Glen-Vegas | Apr 12, 2008
- Easter Festivities
On returning from the pampas we met up with a fit and healthy Christina and Andreas again. This time we agreed to go on a slightly less strenuous trip to Copacabana and Isla del Sol for the Easter weekend. Posted by tricky in The Adventures of the Morrisons | Mar 28, 2008