Oh, to be back in Blighty! A probable world record transit time through the new shiny Terminal 2 at LHR and into the waiting taxi back to Hove. I felt a little bad that between us we said no more than a handful of words to the driver before lapsing into light but rhythmic snoring around the M25. So, overall what have we learned? Bolivia is beautiful. Bolivia is cheaper than Peru. Bolivia is very high. All our pre-planned arrangements made over the internet wor...

Our last day away after almost 4 weeks on the road

So much for the subtle limo entry into NY NY! The booked 6 sweater is a white, fifty yard long stretch limo that's nearly as wide as the boys' smiles! Quick wash and brush up and then out on the town!

Today was my big worry day - three separate plane tickets with South American reliability reputation preceding them, but it worked a dream! A very long dream, I grant. Twenty four hours from Sucre, Bolivia to NY, NY with 10 hours kicking our heels in transit hell. However, with a little ingenuity we made it relatively unscathed. The La Paz pastime was persuading shop holders to swap their 50 centavo pieces for larger denomination coins and notes. The 50 centavo...

After the (?my) disappointment of finding all museums shut in Sucre on Sundays, today is the day! We get off to a bad start as one major museum has relocated. This is compounded by walking to a highly rated restaurant on the midday sun, only to find it shut on Mondays! Team Hall not pleased (note the use of British understatement ...) So the second, and main museum of the day, is in fact the relocated morning museum, now strategically located at the top of a ...