Blogs from Bolivia, South America - page 581

So we were in Copacabana this morning. It is a resort style town..smaller..but totally cute on lake titicaca. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the three of us had a blast. We arrived here in La Paz this evening!! I love the city--it is just amazing. We went and got some dinner when it suddenly started to hail...and i mean rocks of hail were falling. We did some shopping...i got a lot of great alpaca stuff--presents for everyone!!! We went to the presidential palace which was cool cause of all the political stuff that is going on here in Bolivia. Tomorrow we"re off to see some ruins that are 3000 years old so im stoked for that!! Again, thanks for the continuous cards and emails from everyone. I got to talk to some of you people ... read more

I had always planned to visit the Bolivian Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni), I just didn’t realise that it would be such a mad dash to get there. This trip was next on my list after the bike ride but I hadn’t actually researched transport or booked anything in advance. This policy which seems to be working quite well, I’m saving money by paying at the pointy end and I have less stress about whether I am going to be in the right place at the right time. BUT… It requires some quick decisions. I chatted to someone about it in La Paz one morning and, an hour later, I had all my stuff packed and had leapt onto a three hour bus ride to Oruro to connect with the train to Uyuni. Talk about cutting ... read more

Bolivia - A Total of 3 Months I visited Bolivia on three different occasions. 27th Jan - 13th Feb 2004 (17 Days) to see photos of this section see Iquitos to Rio The first time I went to Bolivia I entered from the North, having just travelled along the River Amazon and down the Madeira River to Porto Velho. After I recovered from fever I crossed the river Mamore from the Brazilian town of Guajara to enter Bolivia at Guayaramerin. I spent days trying to arrange a boat trip through the jungle to Trinidad but I was continually told there would be one tomorrow. Eventually I decided to forget about sailing down the river and took a public bus to Trinidad, on what turned out to be a lengthy and eventful journey as the Bolivian ... read more

05.03.05 Um 06.00 Uhr weckte uns der Buschauffeur. Nun fragte ich die Clique betreffend Sucre. Wir teilten uns erst einmal ein Taxi zum Terminal und schauten dort weiter. Ein Bus fuhr Richtung Sucre, sie informierten uns jedoch, dass sie nur bis 45km vor Sucre rankommen wegen den Blockaden. Die Clique meinte, das sei kein Problem. Ich dachte mir, lieber jetzt mit der Clique mitgehen als nachher tagelang in Potosí festzusitzen. Und ich wollte ja am Sonntag unbedingt nach Tarabuco an den speziellen Markt gehen. Ich und Marisa (von Potosí) schlossen uns der Clique an - José, Sabino, Regis, Marcelo, Rogelio und Claudio. Waehrend der Busfahrt lernte ich die Clique auch ein bisschen naeher kennen, oder zumindest mal José. Kurz nach Potosí hielten wir an einer Polizeikontrolle, wobei uns ein Polizist erneut warnte wegen den Blockaden. Wir ... read more

8/3 Sleepy bus ride with Daniel from Rio to Sao Paulo. Greater Sao Paulo has a population of 17 million, by the way. Made it to the city at 4 and the plane left at 5.45. Slight panic attack but arrived at the airport with an hour to spare and there was nobody else checking in and nobody at customs, so it was easy after all. Plane was filled with people heading to Mexico, felt so tired I considered taking a flight straight to La Paz but decided to try for the bus overnight. Not only did I arrive too late but because the president wants to resign there are demostrations and some of the buses arent running and roads are blocked. Checked into a hotel instead, grabbed a beer with a local and chilled out ... read more