Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. It really is massive - over 12,000 square kilometres. Standing in the middle of this hostile environment, with nothing but blinding white salt all around us, was as close as we'll get to standing on an another planet. The white salt was so bright under the Andean sun, it was impossible to look at it without our sunglasses. The surface is perfectly flat as far as the horizon, except for a few rocky "islands" cov...

As soon as we arrived in Sucre it felt different to all other Bolivian towns we'd been too. Most Bolivian towns are dusty, desolate places with an air of desperation, but Sucre actually felt sophisticated - almost European. All buildings are whitewashed and must be repainted every year. This maintains the towns clean, elegant appearance. We headed to the main plaza and got sweetly harassed by a young shoe-shine boy of about 8 and a girl of about the same age...

Mines are inhospitable, dangerous places, so entering Potosi's active silver mine was a terrifying prospect - with no safety regulations, tourists visit at their own risk. The mountain is called Cerro Rico, "Rich Hill" but would be better described as "Hell Hole". We entered through one of 400 tunnels and stooped and crawled up to 3km into the heart of the hill, with the very real threat of being trapped, buried or crushed at the forefront of our minds. The mi...

After our adrenaline bike ride down "The World's Most Dangerous Road", we felt the need to chill-out for a day or two. The town of Coroico was the perfect place - it's biggest attraction is it's slow pace. Perched on the shoulder of a mountain, the town has amazing views across a forested canyon and our hostel really made the most of the location ... the view from our balcony was fantastic. We quickly settled in with a bottle of local Bolivian red wine - it's ...

A mountain bike ride down the "Worlds Most Dangerous Road", also affectionately know as "Death Road", was an adrenalin rush we had to experience while in Bolivia. The narrow gravel road is carved out of a mountain side with sheer drops of up to 600m and very few safety barriers. The name "Death Road" is justified, as on average, one vehicle every fortnight would disappear over the edge. The road is so dangerous the government built a new safer road on the oppo...