Wednesday, 7 Mar 2012 | Views [1470]
Having spent less than 24 hours in La Paz before Carnaval, I decided to backtrack a bit and give the city another look. It also helped that Hannah, Tijs, and Bethune from my Salar tour were all heading in that direction anyway. My cold was still ... Read more >
Tags: bolivia, cochabamba, death road, la paz, mountain biking, santa cruz
Monday, 27 Feb 2012 | Views [1443]
After
catching the train from Oruro to Uyuni, I arrived with my new friends Bethune
and Hannah and we looked for a hostel.
Bethune had caught the nasty flu that was going around and was not
terribly coherent. I found us a place to
sleep near ... Read more >
Tags: bad roads, bolivia, la paz, la torre, salar de uyuni, tour, tupiza, uyuni
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012 | Views [1186]
Arriving in Oruro on a surprisingly decent bus, I contacted my couchsurfing host, Juan Carlos, from an ancient payphone. He gave me an address to meet him and I headed off with my backpack. Juan Carlos set me up in a room in the basement and invited ... Read more >
Tags: 2012, bolivia, carnaval, couchsurfing, oruro, parade
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012 | Views [968]
As I type, I am sitting in an internet cafe in Oruro, Bolivia. It is cold as hell, and the altitude is around 3700m, but I think coming here was definitely a great idea. Backing up a bit, I spent most of the last week at Lago de Atitlan in Guatemala.... Read more >
Tags: antigua, bolivia, couchsurfing, guatemala, la paz, lag de atitlan, llama sausage, oruro
