Here we are in the middle of the continent with no ocean in sight, no lakes, rivers or any sight of running water. This is all soon to change when we reach what is believed to be the highest navigable lake in the world. The largest lake in South America located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. This mass of water is so big that you can easily distinguish the splash of blue on the world map. We arrive in the small lake side town of Copacabana on another lon...

My first experience of La Paz was waking up in the morning still on a bus that we had caught overnight from Uyuni. We were so tired after an 800km journey over three days in the desert that catching the connecting overnight bus was not so bad after all. We slept most of the way and woke up in our destination feeling surprisingly awake. Well we were almost at our destination… Our bus had made it through to the outskirts of the city well on time, but a prot...

Uyuni and its surrounds is a place on earth so unique nothing else can quite compare! It was from this small town that we ventured off on a three day trip through the desert, where we would see surreal salts flats and endless picturesque landscapes more beautiful than we could ever have imagined. Along with four other travellers, our elderly driver, a boot full of food and water and our camera batteries fully charged, we set off on what was to be three of the...

After yet another long bus journey that ended up being stuck in traffic for what felt like half the day, we ended up having to spend the night in Oruro. Our plan was to keep on going and catch the train to Uyuni, but we arrived too late and missed the next train out of town. What was supposed to be about a four hour bus ride from Cochabamba, ended up being one of the most painful bus rides we have experienced so far. You can just never predict anything in Bol...

Waking up in a new city after a midnight flight leaves a feeling of disorientation, yet a feeling of anticipation and excitement as to what is out the front door. What will this city by like? Two nights here exposed us to a world we have never experienced before. There was not another foreigner in sight and home feels further and further away the more we travel through this country. However we are pretty much left alone by the locals and do not appear to be...