Blogs from Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, South America - page 4

Having spent 14.5 hours on an overnight Bolivian bus journey from hell, we were very happy to arrive in Samaipata. It's not actually that far from Sucre but the lack of road makes for a very slow bus ride. And by lack of road I mean dirt track that you would probably only consider mountain biking on back at home. Our bus lacked all the mod cons - no aircon, no curtains, an empty tv cabinet with wires where the tv should have been, and comfort breaks that consisted of squatting at the side of the road next to everyone else. At least it was dark but I still wished I'd been wearing a skirt!!! Anyway, we found a real gem of a hostel in Samaipata. The name escapes me but it was run by a ... read more

Der Grenzübertritt von Peru nach Bolivien verlief unkomplizierter und lockerer als erwartet. An einem Tischchen unter dem Bild mit dem dekorierten Evo Morales wird ein einfacher Stempel in den Pass gedrückt. Die einzigen die sich abmühen mussten, waren die US-Bürger, die ein Visum für 135 USD lösen müssen und dafür einige Zeit aufwenden. Nach kurzer Fahrzeit treffen wir in Copacabana ein, treiben ein Taxi auf und lassen uns zum Hotel Chasqui del Sol fahren. Das Hotel ist nett, hat seine beste Zeit jedoch bereits hinter sich. Copacabana ist ein herziges Städtchen, mit einigen Lädeli-Strassen und vor allem einer Imbiss-Buden-Strasse am Strand vom Titicacasee. In einigen dieser Buden assen wir die Beste Forelle die wir je hatten. Das Forellemahl wurde zum festen Tagesbestandteil während unserer paar Erholungstage in Copacabana. ... read more

So it’s been somewhat of a rocky start to my trip. I’ll spare you the details but what is important is that I still have my health and my laptop, so that’s good. It took around twenty four hours for me to get from SFO to La Paz counting all the layovers and transfers. When I landed I thought I had escaped the dreaded altitude sickness that I had been warned of, La Paz is something like 8,000 feet above sea level, but later that night I felt the effects; nothing too bad, similar to a pretty bad hang over. La Paz’s landscape is beautiful, massive snow capped mountains hover in the background. Homes whose color all match the dusty mountain on which they climb extend up and over the apex into the altiplano suburb ... read more

What have I been doing? well its been a long while since a long awaited blog entry for myself so here it goes. Recalling back to the 8th which was friday. OR lets go back to the 7th on thursday. Jose Luis my primo called me and wanted me to head down to where he lives and I was going to bring some cd's so I could mix some music. I had never even messed around with cddj's before and have to say that technology is really getting there. WEll I mixed around some and wasnt exactly ready to play any music friday and when I left Jose luis and his brother made it sound like I wasnt going to play. Well friday came around and had school like normal and was actually planning on going ... read more

Dont know what to do exactly anymore and sundays tend to drag on. I texed Yssel seeing how she was feeling after EXTREMOS yesterday. SHe replied with something I didnt understand but said she had to hang out with her family or something. Not sure what my intentions were with my text I sent but whatever. Sunday the discoteca's are closed, everyone just stays home and for the usual rush and occupation of accomplishing something everyday this day seems to kill me mentally. AFter finishing Marching Powder which was my read when I was getting bored all the time which also helped me not feel so alone I had no idea what to do. Well I heard that something some sort of Flowers and Saltenas were at the Prado and I immediately started calling me people ... read more