Breakfast was basic but good, we had freshly squeezed orange juice, yoghurt, bananas and bread rolls with some good coffee. It was enough to fill us up and get out the door to have a wander round the Saturday market. Today's market was an outdoor one and reputedly much larger than the daily one. We assumed that the market would start early and be in full swing by the time we arrived but lots of stalls were still to set up and some even to arrive. We walked the ...

We were up and had to leave before breakfast started at the Koala Den. We needed to be at Potosi's bus terminal for 7:30am so we just checked out and asked for a taxi to be called to pick us up. The driver who came for us was a complete ass. To begin with he told us the fare would be Bs.40 for the four of us whereas it should only be Bs.5-6 per person. We refused and he radioed back to his control asking what is the price for taking "tourists" to the terminal. In...

Potosi is the highest city in the world, sitting up at 4,060m above sea level. At this altitude there is only 63% oxygen in the air compared to sea level which makes any exercise a whole lot harder. We needed to buy tickets from the bus station, 4km away, down the hill, so we figured taking the local micro bus would be better for our lungs. It seemed more than 4km away and we managed to see a lot of the city we wouldn't have otherwise. At Nueva Terminal, we...

The rain that had started last night hadn't stopped and it didn't look like it would anytime soon. The rain was so bad in fact, the WiFi would even work. I guess it's similar to rain fade for Sky TV in New Zealand. We ran across the courtyard to try and stay dry as we went for breakfast. After breakfast we finished our packing and decided to go to Andy & Carlee's hostel. We were taking a taxi from there to Potosi at lunchtime but thought no harm in getting...