We got to the Argentinian border via a scenic 3.5 hour train journey to Villazon. We got our exit stamps then walked into Argentina where we were greeted with a long queue and a ridiculous bag inspection of every person entering the country. There was one guy wading through every single bag (including your dirty underwear) which took ages, lots of people missed their connection buses. When we got to the front a second guy started searching bags, he didn't even lo...

We arrived in Tupiza at 4am, luckily Susan had negotiated a half-price room rate at a hostel around the corner from the train station, so we hit the hay! The next morning we went for a look around the town. Lisa found the book "Marching Powder" about San Pedro prison in La Paz, so we snapped that up and Lisa instantly got addicted to it! Ben then made Lisa watch a boring Boro match in which Blackburn equalised in the last minute to get a 1-1 draw (B...

We arrived at La Paz by bus (via the river - which was an incredibly bizarre experience, see the picture of the floating bus) in the incorrect place. We thought we could walk 2 minutes to the hostel but then realised we were at the opposite end of the city. We happened to bump into a German couple (Timo & Susan) who were also going to the same hostel, so we shared a taxi which was a scary 15 minute ride that included scraping the paint off a passing bus.We go...

Arrival in Uyuni was early and we had a couple of hours to kill before starting our trip. We grabbed an omelette each and a drink then met Adam & Katie. Katie was quick to point out that Adam wasn't feeling to clever and like Ben had been suffering with a bad stomach too (this made Ben feel slightly better that he had some company in the bad bowel department). So we packed plenty of toilet roll and immodium for the 3-day trip and set-off with our driver (Feli...

We left Arequipa and headed towards Puno near Lake Titicaca. We paid 30 soles (6 pound) a ticket from Arequipa town but on arriving at the bus terminal we realised the tickets were only 15 soles (3 pound) gggrrrrrrr! Having fair hair and white skin means we are an easy target for scamming extra money out of us vulnerable gringos! The bus terminal was a like a cattle market with staff screaming prices at passing Peruvian customers desperate for the next sale! Then...