La Paz Travel Blogs - Page 9

My travel partner and I took a bus from the Bolivian border town of Villazon to La Paz.  After the 27 hour bus ride we took to get to Bolivia, we figured another 19 hours would be easy... in the end it turned out to be one of the most horrific traveling experiences, but hey.. thats what backpa…

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Since Bridget had read Marching Powder it only seemed right to visit the prison and see where it all happened. Bit of an odd visit really but interesting none the less. We decided not to test the cocaine on this occasion as quite frankly the thought of ending up inside that place was not pleasant! …

Hennie Vandag na Tiahuanaco (daar is soveel verskillende spellings).  Dit was die oudste beskawing se setel net buite La Paz.  Mooi ruines en beelde.  More vertrek ons na Lago Titicaca (sal nog sien of ons in Copacabana bly of direk na Isla del sol). Vandag is die weer uitstek…

Welcome to my Travel Blog. I will be travelling from Vancouver on the 16th of April with a short stopover in Santa Barbara then on to Guatemala on April 19th and then by land south to Argentina and flying out of Rio de Janeiro Brazil on August 27th.

The world! Well 19% of it anyway

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De route van La Paz over de hoogvlakte is saai, een verdwaald dorp en hoeders van lama of alpaca daargelaten. Maar de afdaling vanaf El Alto naar het centrum van La Paz geeft een fantastisch uitzicht, en is mijn eerste punt van herkenning. De vrolijk geelgekleurde busterminal is de volgende en blin…

Na ons relax verblijf in Copacabana werd het weer tijd voor een miljoenenstad..de reis er naar toe ging redelijk rap. Drie uur is tegenwoordig voor ons een peuleschil. Achter ons stapten Nederlanders in met wie we nog wat ervaringen konden delen. Onderweg zagen we af en toe indrukwekkende besneeuwd…

South America

I`m travelling from the north to the west in 6 months. I started in Venezuela and will visit Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, maybe Ecuador or even Argentina or Chili. We`ll see ...

    So we get to La Paz, Bolivia and find a hostel. We then go for a wander round a few travel agencies to sort out a few things. Have a couple of drinks at the hostel   before venturing out for our first steak dinner in 2 months!!!! We then hit a few bars and one leads to …

After my work in El Tumbador I had to take an airplane for going from Puerto Suarez (150 meters over the sea level) to La Paz (which its airport El Alto is at 4200 meters), although I did not feel bad, every litlle movement I had to do was a harder challenge for me, so going upstairs seven floors i…

So from Puno we took the short bus trip to the Peruvian /  Bolivian border.  WE left Puno early the day after we got back from Lake Titticaca. After an easy border crossing we were back travelling again this time on a smaller mini bus that was to take us to our first Destination in Boliva…

Today I’ve arranged a full day tour with Fremen USD127.  For that I get a driver and an English-speaking guide, can go at my own pace without holding anyone up and ask as many questions as I like.  The guide is Carlos and the driver David.  When we go outside I see that they’ve b…