Category Archives: Bolivia

A Tale of Derring Do

After the great experience in the pampas and jungle we returned to La Paz for a few days, initially to take it easy. However, we decided to do one final thing in Bolivia, which was perhaps the biggest thrill of all – cycling down the Death Road. We left La Paz in a couple of […]

Lakes, Pampas and Jungle

Bolivia is a country that keeps on giving. Having previously seen the high plains with the volcanoes, lakes and salt flats, we also saw the three most historic cities; but the rest of the country is incredible too. First of all we stayed high, and went to the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. […]

A Tale of Three Cities

After our trip through the amazing landscape in the west of Bolivia, we travelled east and north through three of Bolivia’s most important cities. After finishing the amazing three day 4×4 experience we went straight to Potosi. This was founded in 1545 when the Spanish discovered silver in the Cerro Rico, or “Rich Hill” behind […]

Breathtaking Bolivia

We left the wonderful Atacama desert bright and early on a Wednesday morning, not realising what was awaiting for us over the next three days. Our driver picked us up, then two young Argentine travel agents, and finally another British guy our age. We headed for the Bolivian border, completed all the usual checks and […]