Hello all, This is my final entry from Bolivia & I'm suffering with a stinking cold (thought you only got them from the english weather!). Tourist-wise theres not that many attractions to do in this capital city. We ventured out yesterday afternoon & wandered the surrounding streets & market stalls. Bought a few souveniors (again) & realised that our hostel is located in the heart of the artisian district (no wonder the shopping was good, hu...

Arrived in La Paz ok after a 3 & half hour bus ride from Copacabana. First impressions weren´t great as we approached the city (it reminded us both of the news coverage of Baghdad, enough said).  As we got further to the city though things looked up as it beared a remarkable resemblance to Quito (being situated in a valley & surrounded by snow capped mountains).  The traffic once again seemed to be polluting the city everywhere you looked ...

Before you all burst into lines from that Barry Manalow song, Its not that Copacabana! We crossed the borders of Peru & Bolivia around 6.30ish this morning after about 8 hours onboard a very bumpy night bus from Cusco (which was advertised as having a loo but much to our horro didn't). I swear at times there wasn't even a road that our driver was driving on, just dirt tracks or edges of cliffs. At least it was dark & we didn't really have any idea (pro...