On our way to Nazca on the bus, a woman asked if she could put her bag under our seat. Steph said yes as she is so nice but I was immediately suspicious as it was a small leather bag…
The two sides of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is famous in lake terms as it is the highest navigable body of water in the world at 12,500 feet (3,811m) and very nice it is too. It effectively straddles Bolivia on the East and Peru on the…
Inside La Paz’s notorious San Pedro Prison
Now for our next infamous attraction. The San Pedro prison experience was made famous in the biography of English drug trafficker Thomas McFadden who was incarcerated there. His story was told in Marching Powder which was written by the law…
What is it like to go down a silver mine in Bolivia?
Po-to-si, po-to-si, po-to-siiiiiii! We followed the call at the bus station. The group of us all went off on another hairy bus journey. At this stage, we were travelling with a bunch of Argentinians we met in Uyuni. We reached…
Playing with perspective at Salar de Uyuni
I don’t recall how it happened exactly, but after entering Bolivia via Tupiza we joined forces with a group of Argentinians, there was 8 of them which made us into a 10. Argentinians love Bolivia as it is so cheap,…
Why I love Cesky Krumlov
I was first told about Cesky Krumlov over ten years ago by some backpackers on a Busabout tour. Ever since then I’ve wanted to come here and my boyfriends 30th birthday seemed the perfect time to do it. The most…