Living it up with some salty celebrations

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May 6th 2007

Published: May 6th 2007

Recipe for a memorable birthday: Take 3 jeeps, 15 travellers, 3 drivers, 2 cooks and a guide. Transport to 5000 metres above sea level in Bolivia. Add one guitar, two packs of cards, several bottles of wine and of course a pinch of salt and mix well. This recipe was followed to perfection three days after arriving in the country. The border crossing was somewhat less officious than we're used to... Read Full Entry

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Carolyn and David

JumpOverTheSide

Now finished our year long, round the world trip, during which Carolyn was able to carry her backpack and we both became experts at packing and unpacking in double quick time. We saw some amazing sights and met loads of interesting people. The best of both should appear in what we've written from Russia, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. To answer a few of the questions we heard regularly from fellow travellers and those at home alike, we don't have a favourite country, no w... full info

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10th May 2007

SJ
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Wow
That looks amazing, especially the perspective pics... I want a llama. Please send one over to Glasgow!

10th May 2007

tori (USA)
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Sweet! er, salty!
Wow, another front page blog from you guys. Good job, great pics, WAAAAAAY more creative than mine. Hope you guys are enjoying Bolivia, I know I am, I have been stuck in Santa Cruz for a week now! Keep up the good work and maybe see you again on the road.

11th May 2007

Kev
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Quality photos
Simon is going to be so proud of you. Brilliant photos on the salt flat! Dare I ask - were Carolyn's crisps ready salted, by any chance?

11th May 2007

jessica
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awesome pictures!!

11th May 2007

Douglas Brant
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Bolivia
Best narrative and pictures so far. What an amazing place. No sign of Butch and Sundance?

11th May 2007

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Salty celebrations? Salty licorice is much better!
Love the photos; they cheered me up no end after a tiring week. BUT, I'm also a wee bit concerned. Is "Llama worrying" a euphemism for doing what welshmen do best?

11th May 2007

JumpOverTheSide
Carolyn and David

Thanks folks!
Hello all, many thanks for all the comments, we love to get your feedback. To answer a few questions, no llamas were harmed during the production of this blog. Carolyn's crisps were in fact Ready Salted (or original to give them their pringles name). There was no sign of Butch and Sundance, but then we had nothing worth stealing. We've heard a rumour that they're living in Vegas with Elvis. Sarah, customs won't let us send live llamas. Would a finger puppet version suffice?

13th May 2007

natasha
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suggestions
Hey Guys, the salt falt tour looks awesome, Im heading there´with my travel bud Stef in 3 weeks. How did you set up the tour, any suggestions? blogger nickname tashandstef

14th May 2007

Yathi
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Im hooked!! Great pics and love the writing.

15th May 2007

Jean Matson + 24 five year olds!!!
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We love your photos
Hi David and Carolyn We have looked at your great photos on our new interactive white board at school. ( All 21st century stuff now!) The children absolutely loved the funny photos and made amazing comments about them. Angel thought that Carolyn was certainly a giant! Josh wanted to know why she was 'snogging' a little man! They all thought that you could sit on the pack of cards.(Obviously haven't got through to them yet) They loved the piles of salt and thought that the 'salt monsters lived in them. My children have a vivid imagination. We are going to try and take our 'versions' of your photos on the back field. It should be interesting. Love from all of us in Ipswich, Suffolk.

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