So, my last week in Bolivia and it was time to continue on from Coroico deeper into the Amazon region. 'Rurre' as it's known is a sleepy town situated on one of the Amazons tributaries at the entrance to Madidi National Park, one of the country's most important. Why? Statistics time - it's got over 10% of all known bird species on the planet (that's over 1000 different species) & over 45% of all mammal species in tropical America and quite frighteningly, over 20...

My next little challenge in this country of adventure was to mountain bike down the World's Most Dangerous Road (WMDR). This stretch of 'road' has officially, according to UNESCO the most deaths per year per kilometre in the world. When you see it, it's not surprising. Basically a dirt track cut into the sheer side of the mountains, it joins La Paz to the lowland 'Yungas' town of Coroico. There are plenty of other similar type roads in South America but what ...

What a week or more it's been. Finally managed to get a private bus out of La Paz during the strike which is still ongoing. Made my way south on bus and then a great train journey to the town of Uyuni, famous for the largest salt lakes in the world, formed when the ancient lake dried up thousands of years ago. An amazing sight, with islands of cactus more than 1200 years old and disorientating reflections in the shallow water of the surrounding features. Men ...

Bolivia, what a crazy country! Have just spent a week in La Paz and around and the city is just mad, no other word for it. Actually of course there is, this is me writing - it's chaotic, noisey, colourful, smelly, friendly, dangerous, inviting and scary all at the same time. I love and hate it. Love the stalls all over the place selling everything from 2nd hand cookers to dried baby llamas. Love the manic driving and hooting of horns and old women in thei...