La Paz Travel Blogs - Page 2

We ended up staying for three days in La Paz. We needed some time for Aart to get well again and the third day it was going much better than the first. By that time I got to know La Paz quite well, having seen all there is to see (I didn’t mind much staying for three days because La Paz is a …

La Paz is aroun 3,900masl and i swear some of the steep hills make it seem like you have to climb another 1,000m! The city is a hustling, bustling, crazy place with cars and people narrowly missing each other on every street while the little micro buses whizz bus with people screaming their destina…

So after the worse bus ride of my life, Im finally in La Paz. So why was it so bad you ask... well, 20 hr bus ride, no bathroom, a tight and cramped tiny bus, the seats didnt recline, there was no padding on the seats, the driver was taking down litters of beer while he was driving, the dust w…

La Paz, what a city…. It is true it is hard to get lost in this city as in the middle runs a river and on both sites the mountains climb steeply We Had the pleasure to meet up with a other Travbuddy member Jose took some time out of he’s work schedule to have a quick drink with us and offer s…

In my last blog, I mentioned some of the craziness of La Paz, Bolivia's capital.  As with everywhere else, I've been to, the altitude here is pretty high (around 500m).  La Paz is an unbelievable sight.  Snow-capped peaks can be clearly seen in the distance, but the city itself seems…

After reuniting with the Grifs on Saturday afternoon, we spent a few hours shopping.  I bought a lot of hats and socks. We then prepared for our big night out in La Paz.  We hit a few bars - Diesel and RamJam come to mind.  Details shall remain sparse here - but needless to say, we …

Crossing the Peru-Bolivia border was interesting; our tour guide, who's from Cusco, told us that we had to pretend not to know him, in order to avoid complications. I don't actually know what this was about, I guess some Peruvians have trouble working in Bolivia? In any case, we made it through the…

Arrived in La Paz at 10am. Im not sure what i expected from this city but it was crazy, every inch of space was taken up either with cars, houses, market stalls, the lot! Even the hills where covered with houses, but not like favellas in Rio. These house seemed to be mainly brick and occupied by st…

The next day I had to be checked out by 1, so begrudgingly dragged myself out of bed at 12ish to shower and pack.  Later that evening the French couple, Thomas and I were all going to Unuyi on a night bus starting at 7 pm, so I just had to kill time before then.  My only task was my ticke…

Saa er jeg kommet i gang paa boernehjemmet. Jeg har maattet sande at efter at have brugt to uger i sengen er det ikke muligt at naa at lave masker og juleforestilling med ungerne. Der er 80 boern!!!!! I stedet for er vi gaaet igang med at lave julekalendere, hvilket de fleste af dem synes er s…

The world´s highest capital city was a critical juncture on our journey.  Ten people left and eight new ones joined.  This makes for a few interesting days while new groups are formed, roommates are shuffled, and everyone feels each other out.  I will miss a few of the recent depart…

Saltenas are surely the best way to start the day. They’re like a miniature, gloopier and spicier cornish pasty and taste fantastic. We were back in Cochabamba’s dodgy bus station heading to La Paz. After a short break and amazing cliff-side views all the way we arrived in La Paz to find a bust…

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Well what a weekend i have had thus far in La Paz! After all that healthy surfing, good eating and not so late nights in Iquique, 3 days here staying at the Loki hostel in La Paz has ruined all that good work! So needless to stay when trying to rest ones head in an Irish run hostel no-one real…

So... when last I wrote we were headed out for a night out in Miraflores in Lima.  We ended up in Barrancos in a bar that charged us 15 soles (about 4 euro) entranced then all drinks were free.  Needless to say carnage ensued... a serious session.  Next day was a complete write …