TravBuddy.com: Biedjee's Leaving La Paz travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/27336 My journey out of Bolivia during the civil unrest which had brought the entire country to a grinding halt. A combination of luck, pesistance and stupidity made that I became the only person to travel from La Paz to Puno on 8 July 1999. I have placed this story in a separate blog so that I could zoom in on the map to illustrate the route and add photos. It's a long story, but worth it. Olav and David - If you happen to read this, I'd really like to get in touch with you again. en-us Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:04 PST Across the Titicaca lake http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/Across-the-Titicaca-lake-San-Pedro-de-Tiquina-5 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:04 PST Across the Titicaca lake San Pedro de Tiquina, Bolivia, Jul 08, 1999

So we put our backpacks on our backs again and started walking to the little village of San Pedro de Tiquina. We decided to walk towards the ferry ...

]]> Copacabana... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/Copacabana-Copacabana-6 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:05 PST Copacabana... Copacabana, Bolivia, Jul 08, 1999

I'd run out of my Bolivian money a while ago, and Olav had kindly paid the boat and bus for me, so I had to find a bank to get some money to pay hi...

]]> Puno - epilogue http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/Puno-epilogue-Puno-8 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 06:29:50 PST Puno - epilogue Puno, Peru, Jul 08, 1999

 At 8 o'clock Bolivian time (it was 7 in Peru) I arrived at my destination in Puno. It had taken me 14 hours to travel the distance that is us...

]]> Rocks on the road http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/Rocks-on-the-road-Altiplano-2 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:01 PST Rocks on the road Altiplano, Bolivia, Jul 08, 1999

A few kilometres later the first rocks appeared on the road, but still nothing we couldn't drive around. We ended up behind a truck which simp...

]]> The bus station http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/The-bus-station-La-Paz-1 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:00 PST The bus station La Paz, Bolivia, Jul 08, 1999

It was the third day of the civil unrest, and my fifth day in La Paz. In an attempt to enforce the Bolivian government to improve life for the Boli...

]]> across the border http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/across-the-border-Yunguyo-7 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:06 PST across the border Yunguyo, Peru, Jul 08, 1999

I grabbed my bags, said goodbye to Olav and jumped in the cab. Five minutes later I was at the border. As with most countries in South America ther...

]]> catching a boat http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/catching-a-boat-Puerto-Perez-4 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:03 PST catching a boat Puerto Perez, Bolivia, Jul 08, 1999

The kids were right, and at the edge of the village we encountered a taxi driver from La Paz. He had come this way yesterday and got stuck because ...

]]> walking... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27336/walking-Batallas-3 Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00:02 PST walking... Batallas, Bolivia, Jul 08, 1999

Obviously we took a risk here. We had no idea where we were, how far we had to go, or if we'd ever find any onwards transportation. We exchanged e-...

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