Getting out the jungle was supposed to be easy, flight back to La Paz, night in La Paz, bus to Titicaca. The flight was not until the afternoon, so I had some lunch at the hostel, chicken skewers. They took so long coming I did not have much time to eat them before I had to get to the airline office. The airport is just a shack so you have to check in at the office in town and then you get on a bus with them. Anyway the chicken did not look quite right, b...

I got to the tour office as instructed for half eight and checked in. We go at nine she told me. So why did I get here for half eight I moaned to myself as I went next door for a pastry. Nine o clock arrives and we walk down to the river to get a boat that takes us in to the jungle. The seats were really uncomfortable, but at least it was plenty of space and in the nice open air. Three hours later the boat pulls up and they unload everything off which ...

The Amazon tour I hardly slept a wink so was yawning constantly as the the taxi made its way up through La Paz to the airport at 6 am. I had my usual argument with the taxi driver over the fare being different from what the hostel had said and checked in for my flight. Can I have a window seat please ? No. Sorry? Why not, are they full? No windows on the plane she said smiling. Now I know I was half asleep but did she just say no windows? Obviously ...

La Paz Part 2 We rolled up outside Route 36 and the guards played their part well, pretending to look for Police before lifting up the steel roller shutter to let us inside. Up a couple of flights of stairs and then past the biggest bouncer in the world in to the smokey den. We were greeted by a man in a tracksuit and sat down and ordered some drinks. It was not as busy as I expected. I had planned on every western backpacker being in there, but there wa...

La Paz Part 1. At the bus station we had been put on different seats and Brent and Iris had been split up. We should let them sit together I said, so we swapped tickets. In doing so I had ensured that I was the only one sharing with a stranger. The bus started to fill up and the seat next to me stayed vacant. Get in! I thought as the departure time drew near. Then at the last minute a man in his thirties turned up with his mum and sat down beside me. ...