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South America » Bolivia
February 26th 2009
Published: March 12th 2009
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At first, crossing from Argentina into the dusty Bolivian border town of Villazon was largely uneventful. There were the usual line crashers and moments of confusion when we can’t read the signs. There was a bit of a stir among the tourist contingent when news spread that Americans, and only Americans, were being charged $135 to enter Bolivia while the rest of the world had free admittance. And ... Read Full Entry



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Seeking adventure and a new perspective, we sold our house and packed everything we own into a 20-foot shipping container. Our "plan" is to teach English in Vietnam and travel various parts of Southeast Asia over the next year and a half. ... full info
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CrestCrest
Crest
Salt hotelSalt hotel
Salt hotel
We spent our last night in one of the many salt hotels, a structure made mostly of blocks of salt.
Illegal photoIllegal photo
Illegal photo
We were not supposed to take any photos of these military structures in Chiguana.
So much saltSo much salt
So much salt
At some points, the Salar de Uyuni is seven metres thick.
PerspectivePerspective
Perspective
AbandonedAbandoned
Abandoned
Marc´s moment with natureMarc´s moment with nature
Marc´s moment with nature
Slowly stalking flamingoes on Laguna Colorada.
Arbol de PiedraArbol de Piedra
Arbol de Piedra
Rock tree at Salar de Chalviri.
Pink flamingoesPink flamingoes
Pink flamingoes
On Laguna Honda.
ToiletToilet
Toilet
EarthEarth
Earth
Sweet ladySweet lady
Sweet lady
Selling cotton candy at Carnival in Tupiza.
Yellow busYellow bus
Yellow bus
In Tupiza.
Corazon de JesusCorazon de Jesus
Corazon de Jesus
In Tupiza.
The gangThe gang
The gang
Sophie, Ben, me, Alfreddo (driver), Marc, Zaida (cook) and our hitchhiker.
Cementerio de TrenesCementerio de Trenes
Cementerio de Trenes
A train graveyard outside of Uyuni, our drop off point at the end of our four day tour.



12th March 2009

Erin
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Gotta love seeing that Oilers toque so far from home! :-)
21st March 2009

Rachelle
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YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!
I love this blog, love all your pics and of course, love you donkies! Can't wait to see you both back in Canada. ~R

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