We met Chris at the bus stop in Sucre, an Englishman who thought it’d be worth taking anti-malaria tablets throughout his whole trip, “just in case” he was bitten. It led him to feel sick most of the time despite there being no malaria in the areas he went. Claire and I shared a laugh, … Continue reading Salar de Uyuniu
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Sucre
After a long bus ride south we reached Sucre and checked into Casa Verde, run by Renee the Belgian. He had kindly upgraded us to a rather nice suite, and had laid out some breakfast for us. We freshened up and hit the streets. We’d heard many people say how lovely a place it was … Continue reading Sucre
La Paz, Halloween, Death Road and Coroico
After a world class/dirt cheap breakfast at a French bakery we were on our way back to the airport to catch our plane to La Paz. The plane turned out to be a flying tin can, hotter than the damn jungle! Anyway we made it and headed for Wild Rover, the party hostel of the … Continue reading La Paz, Halloween, Death Road and Coroico
The Jungle
Apparently the road to the jungle is a long and difficult one… So we flew! As soon as we went up we were heading back down to Rurrenabaque and the heat and humidity really do hit you the moment you step off the plane. The town itself isn’t much to write home about, a few … Continue reading The Jungle
La Paz, Bolivia!
We arrived just as the sun was going down but the days final rays cast a beautiful light across the deep valley where the capital’s buildings desperately cling to stupendously steep cliffs at either side. The city sprawls like you wouldn’t believe but it has a certain charm about it at least in the city … Continue reading La Paz, Bolivia!
Lake Titicaca – Puno & Copacabana
We had low expectations of Puno after lots of travellers dismissed it, but we met a legend in the bus station who spoke English and sorted us out for the reed island trip and a tourist bus across the border to Bolivia. We only had a one night stay but bumped into our Spanish friends … Continue reading Lake Titicaca – Puno & Copacabana
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