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. ...