Biking the Death Road June 4th 2007 So after a big long weekend with birthday celebrations I decided to join a group of friends and try our luck mountain biking down what they call the Death Road. Thinking that I would have recovered enough from the weekend I booked in and was just going to hope for the best. I woke on Monday morning feeling a little vague, something you don´t really want to be feeling on a day you are going to ... read more
South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Yungas Road Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more
After 10 years back in Australia after my last adventure overseas it was time to pack the bag again and get on a jet plane out of the country. My main destination is to be South America, after many years of dreaming of travelling there it is now a reality.... full info