Blogs from Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, South America - page 12

So meine Lieben, die letzten Tage hab ich so unglaublich viel erlebt, dass ich gar nicht weiß wie, bzw. ob ich das überhaupt in Worte fassen kann. Ich versuche es einfach wieder von Anfang an (und hoffe, dass ich nicht zu sehr ausschweife...) Also: Am Sonntag um halb 8 Uhr morgen geht mein erstes Abenteuer „Turismo Dual“ in der indigenen Gemeinde Sanandita los. Zuerst mit einem Trufi (Kleinbus) 3 Stunden durch die wunderschöne Landschaft des Tieflandes. Dann wechseln wir in ein weiteres Trufi, dass uns scheinbar immer weiter weg von der Zivilisation Richtung Einöde bringt. Seltsamerweise sind unsere ständigen Begleiter riesige Coca Cola und Pepsi Banner. Nach 1,5 Stunden erreichen wir den nächsten winzigen Ort und wechseln dort in ein Taxi - das heißt, es können beliebig viele Leute zusteigen. Und wie ich schon in Costa ... read more

Checking into our hostel in Cochabamba we barely had time to take off our packs before we were off out the door in search of icecream. We had read of an icecream parlour named Dumbo and made a beeline for it. Feeling we should have dinner before desert this time we stopped at a roadside vendor for a burger and fries. And Caitlin added what she thought was guacamole, oops! Upon finding Dumbo we found a lot more than we had bargained for: a series of icecream and cake parlours in a row, all begging to fill our tummies. We started with Dumbo: dulce de leche & snickers flavour for me, oh yeah! Day 2, breakfast: Cristal for chocolate cake & a strawberry and yoghurt shake (fruit = healthy). Then we got a dose of culture ... read more

Når jeg kom hit for 5 dager siden kl 06:00 var det oppadgående sol, ikke trafikk i gatene, lite mennesker å se, og jeg ble forbløffet over at det var en fortauskafe 100 meter fra hotellet jeg hadde tenkt å velge. Det første jeg gjorde etter å ha logget inn på hotellet, var å kjøpe en smultbakt tarta og to kopper knallsterk kaffe. Hotellet, Hostal Elisa, hadde også forbløffende bra standard. Det var rent, fin fellesdusj, ekstra toaletter, og hadde ikke de vanlige feil og mangler hoteller i Sør-Amerika har. Hvis du skal være ekstra kresen, hadde hotellet ikke felleskjøkken. Det er nok også grunnen til at hotellet ikke hadde andre backpackere som gjester. Jeg ser at hotellet anbefales i reiselektyren, med rette, men kun mannlige bolivianere bor der. Nå skal også sies at januar med ... read more

24th December, Puno y Copacabana I was in so much pain when I woke up. I couldnt even walk to the loo. Jake had to carry me! Haha! And he was suffering from altitude sickness.. My leg had swollen up too much, so we headed to the hospital (not before hopping up and down flights of stairs for breakfast!!) The nurses were really nice and I was seen to more or less straight away. The doctor saw me and prescribed me about 5things totalling over 300soles!! (100 dollars) We couldnt afford all of it so we decided to get the cheapest! ooops! Poor Jake had to get driven around almost the entire city looking for a cash machine, while I waited in the doctors surgery wrapped up warm in a blanket being offered tea! Afterwards we ... read more

I guess it's a bit late to start a travel forum now since I have been travelling for over two months, but like they say, better late than ever. I'm currently in Cochabamba, which to me is infinitely nicer than La Paz. It must be the climate I guess, I feel ligther and happier with my summer dress than with an alpaca sweater and hat. Unfortunately I cannot stay long as the time has come for me to hit Brazil so I'm leaving tonight for Villa Tunari, will sleep there, visit the park and then off to Santa Cruz, my last Bolivian destination before crossing the border into Brazil. I'm kind of sad to be leaving Bolivia now, especially as here people are actually quite friendly but I am also looking forward to swim in Rio's ... read more