Due to Carnival activities in Sucre; Teresa and I spent a lot of time locked behind the gates of the hostel in our room. I’m thankful that our accomodation at Hostel Sucre was so comfortable….not […]
Category: Bolivia
What is a Bolivian Water Balloon Dispenser?
If you have ever been in Bolivia for Carnival; you will know exactly what a Water Balloon Dispenser is. For those of you that haven’t had the opportunity, let me educate you. See the Bolivian […]
A Photo Essay: People of Bolivia
This Woman looks like she is waiting for somone… Donkeys and A Dog. Just a block away from the Carnival vendors in Oruro. My guess is that these were used to bring supplies and are […]
Carnival in Oruro
Carnival in Oruro was full of color, music, foam (I’ll explain later), and fun. We arrived on Thursday before the big Carnival Days (these are Saturday and Sunday). We roamed the parade route and wandered […]
The Street Gourmet: Good or Bad?
The one thing that all of the guidebooks are consistent about is the dangers of street food. They will consistently warn you AGAINST eating from the street vendors. I must say that I DISAGREE. In […]
Onward…to Oruro!! Carnival Approaches…
In the last post, I mentioned that Teresa and I were going to Oruro for Bolivia‘s most renowned Carnival. Well We made it. We survived our first Bolivian bus adventure. On arrival at the bus […]
Lessons Learned: Pissing off the Locals, and getting ROBBED…..almost!
If I wanted an interesting day to share with you, this would certainly fit the bill. Only 3 days into our adventure and today was one for the memory books. Everything that Teresa and I […]
Arrival in LaPaz, Bolivia
Wow! What to say? We landed early Sunday morning at LaPaz airport. It’s much smaller than I had anticipated. While Teresa was changing money to Bolivian (**The current conversion is aprox 7:1). I got a […]
A Re-Discovered Life 