Well wasn´t that fun! NOT… We left Tupiza at approx 9am and got to the Bolivian border at approx 10:15am. Working out what to do and in what order was not easy. Some of the border police saw us walking around a little lost, so directed us to a queue, the going-into Argentina queue. It [...]
What a surprise this turned out to be… Given the $ still working in our favour, we decided to go with the ¨top-end¨ tour, as opposed to the backpacker option. Thought we´d treat ourselves! We got from Potosí to Uyuni, which all went well. A real backpackers hub is Uyuni, but it is from there that [...]
A nice little town. Walked around, checking out the lie of the land so to speak! Not much to it really. A large square; check A clock tower that does not work – check A Para-Ti chocolate shop (so yummy!)- check A street mall or two selling most things not too much of interest, except… [...]
Sucre, a sleepy hollow 50mins flight from La Paz, tucked away in its own little world. A great place to unwind and recharge the batteries. Staying in a 5-star hotel, Bolivia style (the dollar working in our favour again), the Hotel Parador Santa Maria La Real offered a real oasis of luxury, off the consistent dusty road. [...]
We are talking real Amazon country… Flying from altitude in La Paz, in our little 18 seater, to the Amazon rainforest was a shock to the system I can tell you. The La Paz locals walk around as if it´s winter, even though we think it´s mild, but the heat that hit you once you got [...]
