Turning 30 South American Style

With the dreaded 30th birthday looming, I ran away to South America to celebrate the landmark birthday in style.

Bolivia

There are [20] photos and [6] stories about Bolivia


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Death Road mountain bike trip to Coroica

Saturday, 7 Jun 2008 | Views [833]

As the ultimate mountain bike widow there was no chance of sneaking out of La Paz without at least some experience of the death road, one of the most famous downhill mountain bike rides in the world. My options were to catch a bus down and wait for ... Read more >

Tags: bolivia, la paz, coroica, cycle, mountain bike, death road, cliff, mountain, south america, latin america.


Salar de Uyuni the Salt Flats tour

Friday, 30 May 2008 | Views [534] | Comments [1]

Uyuni and the Salt Lakes of Bolivia is one of the freakiest places I have ever seen in my life. The landscape changes so much from luminous green and pink potassium filled volcanic lakes to islands filled with giant cacti on the middle of a salt flat ... Read more >

Tags: bolivia, salar de uyuni, uyuni, salt lake, salt flat, cactus island, salr hotel, thermal springs, jeep tours, chile


Isla del Sol Lake Titicaca

Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Views [301]

At the Copa, Copacabana, the song would not leave my head as we headed to Lake Titicaca and the Isla de Sol - both absolutely lovely. The journey from La Paz was spectacular, by far one of the prettiest bus journeys in the world and you have the added ... Read more >

Tags: copacabana, lake titicaca, isla del sol, isla del luna, peru, bolivia, trek, climb, ferry, boat


Lovely La Paz

Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [204]

Now safely in La Paz which is quite literally a breathtaking city. It is one of the most amazing places I have ever seen and quite unlike anywhere else on earth. It is 3800meters up in the mountains, set in a valley, ringed by the most impressive peaks ... Read more >

Tags: bolivia, la paz, city, mountain, witches market, pubs, bars, restaurants, coca tea, llama


I need some sleep

Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Views [168]

Am tired, sweaty, exhausted and in desperate need of a day off. I was out until 3am last night dancing to cheesey eighties music at a fancy dress party, arrived at work at 7am to get the birds all fed and watered. After cleaning and raking the cages ... Read more >


Inti Wara Yassi - watching pumas in Bolivia

Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | Views [581]

As oftten happens, when you are having a good time you have no time to record it. In this case, our good time involves waking up at seven, starting work at seven thirty, finishing at six thirty and having no days off. There is a party every night and ... Read more >

Tags: bolivia, inti wara yassi, animal refuge, refugio, animal sanctuary, pumas, monkeys, cochobamba, villa tunari, parque machia

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