So last night was my last night working at Ollies and I was expecting a quiet night at work but as soon as I got there I knew it was going to be fun. There was an Argentinian guy who was wasted watching the Copa America and it was pretty clear he had been drinking all day. When it came to paying his bill he decided that he had no money and instead wanted to fight one of the bar maids so the police came in and tear gassed pretty much the entire bar, not too fun ...

Tonight is my last shift working at Oliver´s Travels before leaving La Paz on Monday morning, en route back to Peru. It has been a pretty awesome time in Bolivia but I am looking forward to leaving. After a while the constant offer of drugs everywhere gets pretty tiresome and walking back from work at 3am in temperatures below zero gets pretty annoying so it will be nice to head back in to Peru to actually get a little bit of warmth. Tomorrow I have a day to ...

The last couple of days I have been spending alone in La Paz after Amy and Gemma finally got their flight out of here. It has been a pretty relaxing few days as I have had the days off work so had the time to myself to wonder round the city and do some more exploring. On Tuesday I decided it was time to buy some souviniers so headed out to the local market to see what I could find. It was pretty cool to see some of the homemade stuff like hats and gloves as th...

So, after Amee and Gemma left and I was alone for a few hours I decided to head to the rooftop bar of the hostel to relax and read my book but after about an hour of being there I got a facebook message telling me that they were unable to fly due to snow and that their flight was cancelled until Tuesday. Although this was not good for them it was awesome for me as it meant that I had people to spend time with for an extra few days! To make it even better their ...

On Tuesday I began working at Oliver´s Travels, a local backpacking bar for all the travellers passing through La Paz. I started on a day shift and as it was so quiet in the morning I headed off around the hostels and travel agencies dropping off leaflets to advertise to anyone who may be interested. It was a pretty relaxing morning as the sun was out and it was a pretty quiet morning. I returned to the bar in the afternoon and again it was so quiet so i spen...