After spending two nights in Sucre hiding out from the Carnival activities, Teresa and I decided to cut it short and move on toward the Salt Flats. We thought that the Carnival holiday was over. […]
Tag: Bolivia
Wandering in the White City
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Life is all about timing…
“Life is all about timing…the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable becomes available, the unattainable…attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. It’s all about timing.” ~Stacey Chart …the unreachable becomes reachable… A mere 13 days […]
A Re-Discovered Life 