The local bus we caught to Potosi was crammed with people. After our bags were put on the roof and the dog was kicked off, old men began to sit in the aisle. It was a late bus but we didnt see any need to stay in Uyuni for another night. We arrived in the town at 1am and made our way to a hostel booked for us by our tour guide. We were less than impressed when they informed us they had no availability. After trying a few other hostels we could see we tried to get...

Uyuni reminded us of Alice Springs in Australia. A lazy small town with nothing going on. We arrived at 6am after a very bumpy ride and had a rest in the hostel before booking ourselves on a three day tour of the Salt Flats and surrounding area. The next morning we met the five others on our tour and began our journey to the salt flats and beyond! Our first stop was at the old trains which were used to transport precious metals from Bolivia to Chile. The trai...

It was a scenic drive from Copacabana to La Paz as we drove past the large lake. Crossing the water was very strange. Instead of a large ferry being used, small boats carried buses one at a time to and fro. Passengers had to get out as the water was too choppy and we would have been bounced around. La Paz is the highest capital city in the world. As we drove in we passed numerous snow capped mountains and had a good view of the city situated in a valley. Our...

Cusco to Copacabana in Bolivia was another overnight bus. Thankfully the journey didn't take us through the Andes so it was a pleasant night of almost full sleep. We changed buses in Puno, just before the Bolivian border, then changed again and filled two mini-buses. Despite the mini-buses being full, the driver stopped along the way to pick up locals. The border crossing leaving Peru was easier than entering. We stamped in and stamped out, loaded our bags back o...