Just finishing a very relaxing 3 days in Bonito which is about 3 hrs outside of the Pantanal and has lots of outdoor activities and nature to get stuck into. Yesterday I did a fantastic snorkelling trip in the River Prato which has crystal clear waters and visibility of about 15m so lots of opportunity to see all the beautiful fish. I have never snorkelled in a river before but it's great fun as you just float and let the current take you slowly along. It was ver...

On arriving in the Pantanal and and being introduced to the Mosquitos it was time to fish for dinner, piranhas! To be honest to start with I wasn't dead keen on the idea of being out on the river bitten to death my insects but as its all about the experience, I decided I had better just get on with it and actually, turns out I'm not a bad fisherman, 2 piranhas in about 20 minutes. What was quite entertaining was that the whole time there were a couple of caiman,...

For my last stop in Bolivia I had three days in the beautiful white city of Sucre, definitely my favourite place in Bolivia offering a little TLC and relaxation ahead of heading across to Brazil. Enjoyed a few days in the sunshine, sightseeing, shopping and fitting in the odd pedicure! This is me with our lovely guide Sole who looked after us in Bolivia and shared my enthusiasm for shopping and chocolate cakes so we became good friends. Then it was time to jum...

After finishing our trip to the salt flats it was time to move to the city of Potosi said to be the highest city on earth at 4070m or 13,350 ft. Thankfully I seem to have acclimatised over the sat few weeks so didn't struggle with the altitude this time. Potosi is quite a historical colonial city given its tragic history as a silver mining centre during the time of the Spanish colonisation. Mining continues today and I decided to do a trip to a working silver mi...