The bus ride to La Paz had been lovely. We had seats that nearly fully reclined and loads of leg space but it was the entrance into the capital which I will never forget. At first the landscape was flat, with mud brick houses lined military straight. I thought this was odd for a capital. Then we turned the corner. Completely encircled by the mountains, La Paz took over every space of ground there was to see. Mud brick buildings jostled for space as they flowed do...

Our next place to see in Bolivia was Sucre. This used to be the capital of Bolivia before Le Paz took the honour, but remains the judicial and constitutional capital. Driving in we were greeted by beautiful white buildings and a lovely square. It had majestic air about it, an old time worldliness and gentility. It set the scene for some very relaxing days here. Our first tourist stop was to see dinosaurs' footprints. Discovered in 1994 in a cement quarry, a vert...

Arriving into Potosi was like arriving into a whole new world. Narrow roads wound round the city, with cars hurtling around them. It was like being back in India with its mad traffic. Western influence didn't have a hold here with most people still dressed in traditional costume. This was a sight in itself and paved the way for the rest of Bolivia. The women wore full skirts to the knees, which did nothing for their hips or size. In fact a size zero model would l...

There is not much to tell about the town of Uyuni itself. It is a transit town and as a result we spent the time there recovering from the desert crossing. The only notable thing was that we had an amazing pizza in a restaurant owned by a American who had married a Bolivian. Not something to really write home about though!!!More memorable was the bus journey from Uyuni to Potosi. The desert crossing had provided spectacular scenary, but it was only a hint of what...

There were three highlights to the trip I booked in South America; crossing the Bolivian salt flats, the Inca trail and visiting the Amazon rainforest. The day had finally arrived to cross over into Bolivia and the excitement of a 3 day, two night 4x4 crossing over the flats. It certainly lived up to expectation.We hired a bus which would take us 20 minutes to the Chilean border so we could exit out. It then took 30 minutes of crossing no man´s land to reach the...