Blogs from La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 134

So were still having fun in La Paz, hanging out and sleeping in. The fruit loop has sadly left us, he's off to Colombia next to take part in some crazy indigeounous rituals so good luck to him! He's been replaced by a Fifer! We met him on the Inca Trail and I cant remeber his name but he's from Cupar and seems very nice, although I'm not sure if he'll make our beds and buy us flowers! I think I've exhausted all the markets because I keep recognising the stallholders and remembering that I had previously told them I didn't have much money so I could get things cheaper! (a good trick the locals use) Another trick is to have just a little bit of change in your pocket and offer that amount, they say ... read more

So we´re now in La Paz. Its quite strange being in such a big busy city after being in the countryside for so long but it seems really cool. We got the afternoon bus after going for breakfast at quite a dodgy reataurant in the centre of Copacabana. The guy brought me fried egg with a small black curly hair in it! Yuck! And when i pointed it out he took it away, picked the hair off and brought it back!! Arrgghh! I just gave him a horrified look and he said "oh, do you want a new one"?!? I assured him that i did! So weve spent the past couple of days hanging out and shopping. Everything is so cheap here. Accommodation is about 1.30gbp per night and eating out is about the same. We’ve ... read more

This trip i did with a Danish fellow named Nils. We climbed 5400m Hati Khollu and then hiked 2 days down the Asiru Marka Valley to a little town called Unduavi. Some of the most impressive terrain I have seen in a long time. I was looking forward to a beer in Unduavi, but realized that it was nothing more than a desserted town, population 1. The only guy in town was some old native fellow wielding a machete! The bus ride back to La Paz was along the WMDR (Worlds most Dangerous road), where a vehicle is lost every 2 weeks into the oblivian below. We saw an accident that day, but fortunately the vehicle went into the ditch rather than over the cliff!!! ... read more

After reluctantly leaving the beautiful city of Cusco behind, I made my way to the far less charming city of Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. There's very little to see or do in Puno - its basically a base to explore Titicaca, th highst navigable lake in the world at around 4,000m. I think the locals must have sensed my sadness in leaving Cusco and the Sacred Valley behind and gone to extra lengths to throw out the welcome mat. You see, someone (my guess is the town Mayor) arranged for the restaurant we ate in on our first night to play some homegrown music: a bit of Jet and then a Missy Higgins remix. Of all the places I might have thought it possible to hear some Missy in South America, a tiny ... read more

Da var vi her igjen! Sekken var snoert, niste medbrakt og kamerabetteriene ladet! Dette var dagen for aa ta turen til Lake Titicacca og mingle litt med lokalbefolkningen. Historien om lokalbefolkningen begynner for lenge lenge siden..Det var noen slemme nabostammer som mente at omraadet ikke var stort nok for alle, saa de bestemte seg for aa ta over sjappa. Som sagt saa gjordt og de fredelige indianerne fikk fyken. Men..da alt saa som moerkest ut var det en luring som fant ut at hvis man bare la nok siv paa et sted, surret det sammen og lot det vokse over tid saa kunne man flyte paa det! Mer skulle det ikke til foer hele stammen flyttet ut paa sjoen og kunne leve lykkelig i alle sine dager.. Slik var det det hendte, kort fortalt..Men det interessante ... read more