"It´s the Altitude..." April 1st 2005 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 whet ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » 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
One year ago I decided that I needed to escape from the life that I had fallen into. I was mired in a muddy pond of lost souls at a software company and I could feel myself sinking. After some good advice from just about everybody, I began a bizarre 12 months in which I worked three different jobs simultaneously, slept little, and earned a lot.
Flash forward to now and I am free, ready, packed, cashed up, rested, and curious.
My three months in South America begins here:... full info