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 […]
Category: South America
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 […]
Something Profound….
Right now feel like everyone is expecting something profound from me. Some innate description on my upcoming trip. Something that exudes excitement, mystique, and enjoyment. As the South American trip looms even closer (only 2 […]
BootsnAll’s Indie Travel Challenge 2012: 2012 Indie Travel List
BootsnAll is one of my premier go-to sites for travel related information. For anyone contemplating a RTW (round the world) trip. This is the place to start. Recently, they had a 30 Day Challenge, in which […]
What is My Motivation?
Every day is an attempt to understand what makes Candy happy. What makes me tick? What is it that excites or motivates me? I used to be happy exploring as a travel nurse. Being able […]
A Re-Discovered Life 