I had mixed feelings about leaving Sucre. It had been a lot of fun and I had met some good people but I felt I wanted to the see the rest of Bolivia. I also had mixed feelings about the bus journey itself. It was going to be at least 14 hours - it turned out to be 18 - and that morning we read an article in the paper about how many people had been killed on the roads over the holiday period in accidents. 45 so far and it was only the 27 December. As it tur...

Given that I have uploaded 75 pictures of the Salar de Uyuni I think you can assume I was pretty imprresed by it. In two words - only two I hear you cry - bloody marvelous! I loved it! Ok, thats 3 extra words but it has to be seen to be believed. Thanks to Bernd once I arrived in Uyuni I didn't have to spend ages going to all the tour agencies to find the best deal. He had done all the leg work (love that German efficiency!) so I just turned up at the office...

After 2 weeks in Bolivia it doesn't take long to work out that generally speaking not only are the roads bad but the buses are too - and that's being polite. The journey from Uyuni to Tupiza was a typical example. We bascially took a dirt track to the next town where we had to change buses. It wouldn't have been so bad if the drvier had slowed down for every pothole he saw. In fact he did the opposite and drove at breakneck speed right at them. At one point the p...

Living at 2530m for the past few months I wasn't expecting La Paz to be a struggle but it was. Deep joy the gunk coming out of my nose everytime I blew it changed from blood to green mucus. Never let it be said I don't share the whole travel experience with you! As a city it was lively and a lot of fun. An essential part is apparently the Mercado de Hechiceria. If dried llama foetuses are your thing then its a must. Had a couple of trips out to Tiwanaku for my ...