Blogs from Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, South America - page 23

Cochabamba, or Cbba, for short. We´ve had good times (paragliding, rock climbing, monkey in my shirt), we´ve had bad times (broken bike, attempted french-kiss from 80 yr old, chicha), but all in all its been good. I have been living a working in Cochabamba, Bolivia for about a month now. Its been relaxing, fun, and mostly a wonderful learning experience. The main attraction to Cbba is the climate. It hasn´t rained once since I have been here. During the days I sweat in my pants, and at night it cools down enough to need a sweater. But in general its about the closest thing to perfect weather that you could ask for. And the surrounding mountains rise dramatically on all sides. Nice to look at, nice to be in, I can understand why people recommended ... read more

Bon día chicas, chicos, mi perras bellezas, amigos, amigas.... Last week I stated in my diary that my aims for that week were to have some more stories published in LT, and to get invited to lunch by Luz Marina. Well, somehow, by luck, fate, blood, sweat, tears, and a bit of crappy spanish, I kind of outdid myself. I was published in both Saturday´s and Sunday´s Los Tiempos. And Luz Marina offered me a job and asked my to stay in her house while I worked at LT. Last Thursday I came to work as usual but my immediate boss, the economics editor Maria Julia, wasn´t here. I had no stories to do for her so I was sort of twiddling my thumbs and doing my spanish homework to pass the time. The day ... read more

Hello all After leaving La paz we headed for the largest body of water in the world at such a high alltitude. Lake Titicata. The lake is situated on the border with Peru. The trip did not get off to a good start as the Bolivian cuisine finaly caught up with me and my stomach, so the bus journey there i was struggling to keep my stomach contents inside, turned out to be a difficult task. Anyway got to the main town on the lake called cocacohbana (i cant spell), if you didnt know the beach in rio is named after a shrine kept in this town. We managed to check into a hostel and got a private room for under a pound each a night, cheapest on the trip! While a was in bed all ... read more

I´m back at the offices of Los Tiempos this morning for a second week in the ring. My flu, which was pretty virulent, maybe the Bolivian version, is much better today after a long sleep and a fabulous weekend. My boss Maria Julio, the economics editor, isn´t around and I dson´t yet know what she wants me to do, so I´m waiting. I was so busy this weekend I didn´t have a chance to buy Saturday´s Los Tiempos and see if my story was there, and how badly cut it was or not, so I have to wait for her to come and tell me the damage. I filed it on Friday morning after a mad dash to the Travel & Projects Abroad office in the morning to finish the transcription (for which I had ... read more

Sielta, mista yleensa ei odota loytavansa kovinkaan hyvin toimivaa nettiyhteytta loytyykin useimmiten ne parhaat yhteydet. Hyvien nettiyhteyksien lisaksi taalta loytyy myos paljon muuta. Huhujen mukaan taalla ei olisi pitanyt olla esim. lainkaan pankkeja, mutta kylla niita tuossa kadun varrella nayttaa olevan ainakin kaksi ja molemmissa on myos automaatit. Sellaista se kehityksen kulku on, etta ei meinaa millaan perassa pysya. Meilla oli aikomuksena jaada tanne Villa Tunariin pariksi viikoksi vapaaehtoistoihin, mutta bussissa tulomatkalla tajuttiin, ettei meilla millaan ole tarpeeksi aikaa. Siihen, kun meidan on oltava Limassa, Perussa, on jaljella enaa vajaat kaksi kuukautta ja sita ennen pitaisi viela ehtia vaikka minne. Jouduttiin siis vain tyytymaan paivan mittaiseen vierailuun Inti Wara Yassi jarjeston puistossa. Siella olisi varmasti ollut mielenkiintoista olla toissa. Puistoss... read more