This was a good place to eagerly await the sunset. And some other folk had a similar idea. But being heavily armed with torches, we had the upper hand when it came to longevity to the bitter end.
COPACABANA and ISLA DEL SOL: Reunited with water September 5th 2008 Travelling is partly about realising what you have taken for granted. And so for two little New Zealanders, being reunited with a beach after 1000's of kms of the dry rocky high country of central South America was such a gorgeous relief.
Copacabana is nestled against Lake Titicaca - a massive body of frigid fresh water parked at 3850m. Imagine Lake Taupo on steroids - this lake is surrounded b ... read more
South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol 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
Tearing asunder from a pleasant New Zealand urban environment, Benj and Arlene felt like a 'small' getaway, involving a bit of Tahiti (a few days), Easter Island (10 days), South America (6 months) and Mexico (2 months), visiting the Spanish/Iberian connection on route to the UK. Park or ride back to NZ via SE Asia, and work out how to get to Eastern Europe and Turkey in the process.
Starting 20 June 2008, and not quite sure when to finish - probably when gripped either by poverty, or the need for familiarity - it´ll be the poverty.
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