I am not sure where to start really, since I have left La Paz to reach Uyuni and start a 3 days trip through the desert I have been in a total state of amazement. I reached a pretty ugly city called Oruro where I boarded the Expreso del Sur, a train that takes you to the town of Uyuni where you start the tour. The 6 hours train ride was in itself an experience, the scenery was amazing so I spent about 6 hours staring out of the window. (Also because the old man...

I am back in La Paz after two days in Copacabana. I was supposed to go to the jungle actually, but due to weather conditions, flight uncertainty and time constraint I decided to go visitLake Titicaca, the highest/largest/bluest navigable lake ever!! It is a beautiful place, the lake that is, Copacabana itself is a tourist ready small town with very little to offer and quite unpretty really. Tourist do flock here though as it is a gateway to Peru and visit to t...

I have arrived in Bolvia yesterday, and I think I am going to love this country. Landing in La Paz was already an experience, we flew low over lake Titicaca and saw the city and the surrounding mountains covered with snow, it was just spectacular. There is a LOT of space and sky here, it's wonderful. The city is absolutely crazy and the altitude (3660mt) doesn't help the sightseeing, but I walked around a bit. The city is not beautiful really but the setting is...