La Paz was a bit of a shock to the system after enjoying a slower pace of life over the past few weeks. We arrived in the polluted, noisy, congested city with a stern warning to watch out for scams and street robberies so didnt exactly fall in love with the place. Still, we ventured out and were really surprised. No tourist attractions as such, but a great place to mooch around the streets and check out the various markets. The one thing I wanted to exp...

Have spent 2 days on the Salar de Uyuni which is the worlds largest salt flat (remians of a prehistoric salt lake). As you can see from the photos it is pretty amazing. We were extremely lucky because it had been raining for three days prior to our arrival. The water does not filter through the salt and floods the desert so that the four wheel drive jeeps cannot take tourists out. By the time we arrived, the water was only an inch deep so we were able ...

Just coming to the end of our short stay in Potosi, Bolivia. This town, made wealthy by its silver mining lies at an altitude of just over 4,000 metres (the typical European ski resort is about 2,000 metres). The effects of the altitude are astonishing. For the past couple of days we have both been very short of breath simply by climbing a short flight of stairs, so there is no chance of forgetting that this is the world´s highest city. Went for a meal...

Crossed the border from Brazil to Bolivia. Almost immediately you can see the difference in the level of wealth. Bolivia is one of the poorest countries on the planet - and it shows! It really did feel like we were in bandit country! Upon crossing the border, we took the 15 hour long night train journey from Quijarro in the east of Bolivia to Santa Cruz in the centre. Santa Cruz is quite a wealthy Bolivian City mainly due to drugs trafficking, and ful...