A monk blessing the automobiles

14. Her name was Lola...

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September 29th 2006
She was a showgirl, da,da, da, da, da,da, da.. So with the backing vocals sung by two Cornish girls, I launched my pop career into Bolivia and the people of Copacabana acted politely impressed as if they hadn't heard it all before (muchas gracias Hannah and Jennie). What a beautiful little town..we were impressed by the 10 Boliviano hostal (70 pence) and the 12 Bol beer (700 cl) but not by ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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