A chance meeting with a European couple whilst on a overnight stay in Potosi convinced us to do the 3 day Uyuni tour. Hearing their experiences made it sound really appealing... neither of us had seen a pink lake filled with flamingoes before and where else would you get the opportunity to see that? We caught a day bus to the desolate city of Uyuni, literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by desert plains, definately not the prettiest of cities. Quickly f...

An overnight dirt road bus journey through mountainous terrain took us to this historical city. Sucre is where the declaration of indepedence was signed on August 6th, 1825. An informative guided tour around the Casa de Libertad taught us the history of this fascinating country which was named after its liberator, Simon Bolivar, later to be called Bolivia. We visited the room where the declaration of independance was signed which contained several giant portrait...

Cochabamba was the first city in Bolivia that we managed to couchsurf. Matthias offered to host us in his plush apartment with separate bedroom and ensuite. Affording spectacular views of the Andean mountains, it was hard to believe we were in Bolivia! Our first taste of luxury since leaving Miraflores. Matthias was a true gentleman, anticipating all our needs. Offering his home, his food, drink and time. We spent a few evenings celebrating sunset with a sundown...

Bolivia! Our fourth country in 3 months!! La Paz is the capital where we placed our worn feet for a few days. Arriving to the chaos of carnival in full swing with water bombings and foam sprays. People were dressed in rain macks knowing the potential outcome of bombings in a cold climate!! La Paz is the highest capital city in the world at 3360m. Breathing was terribly difficult at times due to the low oxygen levels so our pace of travel was extremely slow! La P...

We traveled ´The Death Road ´ (because it sees the most fatalities annually) North from La Paz to a small town of Coroico. We journeyed through the rough mountainous terrain through the low lying clouds, where upon they lifted and afforded us with the most stunning waterfalls and terrain. Roy, a very humorous character joined us on our adventures north. He left us highly entertained and amused during the length of our stay! We were inspired by his att...