The bus journey from Potosi to Uyuni was stunning. We wound our way further through the Andes on a bumpy dusty road. It felt like we were in the middle of nohere. There were mountains all around us and lots of llama walking across the road in front of us. We also saw some spectacular lightening and rain during the trip. The bus took 6 hours, the first 3 were in daylight and the last 3 in total darkness. I have no idea how the driver knew where the road was! Our b...

The 2 hour journey from Sucre to Potosi was incredible passing through the Andes landscape complete with winding road and hairpin bends. On reachng the worlds highest city of Potosi (4,090m) we only have 1 day to explore as the bus to Uyuni leaves at four o`clock. With this amount of time there is only one thing to do in Potosi and that is visit the mines of Cerro Rico (The Mountain That Eats Men). The mountain itself towers over the now quaint mountain town an...

The flight from Santa Cruz to Sucre, although slightly delayed, was relatively smooth and provided some stunning views of the Andes during our way into land. A short taxi ride to the city centre and we arrived at Hotel Independencia just off the main square. Lovely hotel with a warm shower, the last one for while. Sucre is a nice place. Known as the white city as all the buildings are white washed once a year and the colonial architecture remains in place fro...

Well we have made it to Santa Cruz the second city of Bolivia. Getting here from the Brazilian border was an experience. A 15 hour train journey that was so bumpy that I can only assume the train had square wheels. Not to mention the windows were open all night resulting in freezing temperatures and the invasion of a moth colony into the carriage. We arrived early in the morning and after getting our passports checked at the station by "Interpol" took...

The Pantanal! If we thought the dirt roads around Bonito were bad we hadn´t seen anything yet! We left Bonito and after about 4 hours of being bounced around in the back of a mini bus we arrived at Passo do Lontra in the Pantanal. The Pantanal is a huge swamp land which is bigger than france. There are no roads, just dirt tracks which turn to mud when it rained. We arrived at our "plush" lodge for the next 2 nights. We had been expecting hammocks...