One Last Thing: Why Bolivia Is A Country You Really Shouldn’t Miss
One thing that I couldn’t help noticing on our bumpy journey back to La Paz from Rurrenabaque was the astonishing, steady density of towns dotted along the Ruta 3, the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Into the Bolivian Jungle – Santa Rosa to Rurrenabaque
Our feet had barely touched the ground in Guayaramerin before we were forced to plot our next move. Although it would have been nice to hang around and take a […]
Getting Off The Gringo Trail – Trinidad to Guayaramerin (On a Cargo Boat)
You all know about my obsession by now about getting away from those pesky tourists, right? Eager to keep the trend running, I set about convicing Emily to accompany me […]
Touristy Tours: The Pros & Cons
A couple of posts ago I glossed over reasons people choose to take organised tours: they’re easier, time efficient, social and occasionally things even do work out to be a […]
Why Speaking the Lingo Rocks
‘CAN… I… GET… A… TEA… POR FAVOR?’ The petite Bolivian waitress’s eyes momentarily glaze over. The nice (but loud) American guy with the MacBook Air clasped firmly under one arm […]
Like A Backpacker 