Hey guys, i thought id update this one whilst actually online, so i may have to cut it short. Been in La Paz for the past 4 days, and havent done very much at all. Two reasons really, firstly i did the death road biking thing the other day which took up a whole day, then after that day i have been ill for the past couple of days. I think it was something i ate from one of the street sellers. unfortunately it is my own fault as i am warned away from them, but i ca...

06-01-07 The Ferry Back from the island was even more packed than the one on the way, and on a few occasions I heard people talking about what would happen if it sank, me included, but we made it back safe and dry. From Copacabana we were heading over to La Paz, which incidentally is the highest capital city in the world! Bit of "interesting" info for you! So we went back to the bus station, and found out what bus was going there, and when it was leavin...

05-01-07 Isla Del Sol The next day we got up early as we were going over to an island called isla del sol. It is supposedly the place where the Inca’s first originated. The boat was either going to the north, or the south of the island. We got the one to the south, as we were planning on staying a night there, and the south had the most hostels. It took about an hour and a half on the boat in this tiny little thing that must have been carrying at least doub...

04-01-07 Puno/Bolivian Border Today we had organised to go on a trip to the Floating islands, which is basically a place in the lake where some people, I can’t remember who, decided to use mud and reeds to create these islands to live on. I didn’t know too much about the history of the islands, but thought it would be a cool thing to go see. When we got on the boat in the port the lake, which is meant to be beautifully blue in colour, was in fact gree...

04-01-07 Puno/Bolivian Border Today we had organised to go on a trip to the Floating islands, which is basically a place in the lake where some people, I can’t remember who, decided to use mud and reeds to create these islands to live on. I didn’t know too much about the history of the islands, but thought it would be a cool thing to go see. When we got on the boat in the port the lake, which is meant to be beautifully blue in colour, was in fact gree...