Trip: South America 2009
There are [11] stories from my trip: South America 2009
BOLIVIA | Saturday, 5 Dec 2009 | Views [393]
Tarija Tarija is the wine region of Boliva. I arrived yesterday at 5am, woke up a hostel but couldn´t really sleep much. I dedicated the day to catching up in my diary at a restaurant opposite the main plaza. I likeTarija, there seems to ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009 | Views [496]
Tupiza I had met two girls in Potosi who also wanted to do the two day horse trek some friends had recommended to me. They had left for Tupiza the night before and I arranged to meet them the next day. With my bus arriving late, I had now missed ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Monday, 30 Nov 2009 | Views [325]
Potosi W e arrived and headed for dinner, hoping to find something that was open at 11:30pm. We walked around and the only places open were the funeral parlours and one Chinese restaurant that only sold rotisserie chicken. So, another meal of ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 | Views [468]
Sucre I left Cochabamba and after a 10 hour bus ride arrived in Sucre. It was easy to see straight away why this is where the government sits. It is a beautiful town, a little more modern and still looks quite colonial. The bus ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Saturday, 21 Nov 2009 | Views [325]
We caught the bus to Cochabamba arriving at 2am in the morning. After some much needed sleep, we headed out to explore the town. We started at the large statue of Jesus at the top of the hill. Taking a cable car to the top, we walked to the top of ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 | Views [310]
It was quick through Bolivia and we went to find a collectivo to La Paz. Easily done and an hour and a half later, we were in La Paz, dropped off near the black market. This was nowhere near we wanted to be so it was another 20 minute walk towards the ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [333]
So I finally left Peru from Puno and crossed over the Bolivian border. It was an easy crossing, though, carrying our backpacks up hill to the Bolivian border at an altitude of 4000m had everyone huffing and puffing. I met a Brit and French girl on the ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Views [668] | Comments [1]
I am very behind with my blog, for many reasons. We have been in some remote places where electricity and internet have not been forthcoming. It took my two days to catch up on my diary, so I am sure that the blog will take longer but I will perservere.... Read more >
PERU | Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009 | Views [582]
had enjoyed Mancora but it was time to move on. Our next stop was a town called Trujillo and involved another overnight bus. I slept pretty much all of the way, waking up just as we arrived. It was about 6am and we were leaving for Huaraz that night ... Read more >
PERU | Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 | Views [794]
I was sad to leave Ecuador, I had far preferred it to Peru to date. The scenery was something else, the country just seems a little more advanced and the people happier. We had heard horror stories about the border crossing from Ecuador into Peru and ... Read more >
