3 Day Desert Crossing into Bolivia 29th April - 1st May May 5th 2009 Leaving Chile
Three Large vehicles waited outside for us and our bags. It was a short ride from San Pedro to the border and we were soon getting our Chilean Exit papers stamped and proceeding into no-mans land. Not long after that we were approaching a run-down stone building bearing the flag of Bolivia. I must mention that the road here was not paved. The facilities consisted of a ... 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
Lisa and I are both on a belated 'year out' which will take in Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Australia, NZ, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. We are currently in Melbourne making the most of our last week in Australia :-(
I'm afraid there has been a problem with this site from 7th-16th April and thus the majority of our photos for Milford Sound, Queenstown and The Glaciers plus the Nelson Region have been lost. Our rafting and skydiving photos were put on the week before so they are still there. Unfortunately we have no longer got the other photos on our camera - we burnt them on DVD and sent th... full info