So the four of us arrived in Potosi,(the highest city in the world and home of the silver mines) and headed straight for bed after our long and bumpy 10 hour journey. We woke up and for some reason unknown to me and helen, booked a tour that takes you down the famed silver mines....sounds like fun! Grainne, Melissa, me and Helen were picked up from the hostel and taken to the Potosi mining fashion houses, where we were kitted out with a very attractive set of clo...

After a very interesting bus journey which involved us all getting off the bus and onto a tiny little power boat (20 people, 3 life jackets, pitch dark, slightly terrifying!) we finally arrived in La Paz and checked into the Wild Rover Hostel, little did we know we would not see light of day for a while as we did such cultural things as eat Irish stew, drink (lots)and chat to lots of lovely Irish people! We did manage to drag ourselves away to wander round the to...