Bolivian Culture Shock December 8th 2007 Saturday 8th Dec: (very early)
Last Wednesday afternoon I had time to kill while waiting for the evening coach (the only one); I met up with a Swiss couple who were staying in the same hostel. They had started their trip in Alaska and had been travelling all the way south; however they had to skip the US because of immigration restrictions. They told me of their travels as we enjoyed the shade of ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more
Retired Headteacher of a London school, who, since the autumn of 2007 has travelled the countries of S. America - with the exception of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana). The first trip began in September 2007 and covered Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru; it ended in mid December with two of those months spent in Brazil and Argentina - the two largest countries. The second trip (March 1 - April 17 2009) was shorter - seven weeks- starting in Venezuela and continuing into Colombia and Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.
Though I had an outline ... full info