La Paz sprawling city located in 2 valleys slightly underlying the altiplano comprising about 750k mainly Aymara originated locals.  We found them to be quite different to the Argentinians and Peruvian in that they seemed to be very closed and not as friendly.  This I think is linked to their determination to keep their local traditions and as such there were many women walking around in bowler hats and very traditional long skirts.  The ...

Sweaty palms & palm trees...We left La Paz with Frankie and Nathan in a 14 seater mosquito...now I (Cath) am not usually a fan of flying, let alone in a plane the size of a bird of prey. So I spent much of the 45 minute flight keeping a beady eye on the pilots for any sign of distress. When we finally landed on the grass runway I had enough sweat on my palms to fill a coke bottle..ok maybe a slight exaggeration. Matt on the other hand sat gleefully looking ou...

We caught our bus to Potosi on Monday morning with Nathan, Frankie and a whole lot of other people...literally the bus was packed and there were people in the aisles etc...one man had very ingeniously thought to bring his only little camping chair! After what seemed like 12 hours (but I think was only 7...) we arrived in Potosi. This is the world´s highest city at a staggering 4070m so we did find ourselves out of breath for the majority of the time! The ci...

We have been in Bolivia for a week now and its been an amazing experience so far. We ended our time in Argentina with a suitably large fillet steak and bottle of red wine (neither disappointed!) and caught the bus to La Quiaca. We arrived at 7am and walked over the border to Villazon immediately. It was amazing to see the difference in countries straight away, even after the shortest walk across the bridge! We decided that Villazon was definitely not the best pla...