nicolasutt

"Carpe Diem -- seize the day!!"

nicola sutton

24 / Female

Dublin, Ireland

About nicolasutt

First Time Poster | Member since 28th Jul 08

Citizenship: Ireland
Occupation: student
About nicolasutt:

Gap year student

Hobbies:

travelling, sports, socialising

Favourite places:

Thailand!!!!!!!!!!
Ko phi phi, ko tao

Activity : photos (50) forum (1) guide (0) blog (6) diary (0) trips (1)

Latest Blog Entry

Bolivia and beyond....

Posted by nicolasutt | 23rd December 2008

Since the last entry we have been through Bolivia which we all unanimously voted to be blown off the face of the earth!! Very glad to be outta there!!
We started off with a bus from cusco in peru to copacabana and la paz! our first experience was not a pleasant one as we got scammed by a taxi driver and his friend the fake policeman! we swiftly told him where to go and hopped out of the taxi. We stayed in the Loki hostel in la paz, sister hostel of the one in cusco and met some friends we had made in peru.
Stayed there for 4 days and then got an overnight bus to Uyuni to the salt flats. the bus was fine for the first 5 hours then it went through the desert and it was like sitting on a vibrating machine for 10 hours!
The hostel we stayed in had no running water, showers or working toilets and i was sick for 4 days so it wasnt pleasant..
we went to the salt fla