Tupiza (23 April) I got to Tupiza at like 4am, and there was a bit of a panic when they initially couldn't find my bag, but it was located eventually. I investigated what tours were available, but it not being peak season meant there was nothing going on. I therefore elected to sit next to the pool and drink beer all day. Good choice. Restaurants seemed to open at peculiar hours, and the food was s***, so I was glad to get out of there the next day. I got a b...

Sucre (20 April) Why we're not travellers: Long-distance taxi instead of bus Hotel suite Fine dining We got to Potosi before the buses we'd missed had due to arrive (our driver was an animal) and headed to a hotel we'd seen advertised. Head negotiator Schills was in his element as the staff had no backbone, and he managed to get us a 2 bedroom hotel suite complete with reception room for less than £6 each per night. Amazing! We definitely took advantage of th...

96% alcohol and dynamiteWe arrived in Potosi at about 3am and asked to be taken to a hostel in my guidebook, hoping they would have availability. Fortunately they did, althought there was a massive turd floating in our en-suite toilet!! I got up early the next morning and booked our mine tour for the afternoon. The Potosi mines were world-famous for their silver in the 17th century but these days they're mined by small co-operatives for zinc and other alloys. I k...

Salar de Uyuni (17 April)Friday night we got an overnight bus to Uyuni, to visit the salt flats. We arrived early Saturday morning, but our tour didn´t start until 1pm so we booked ourselves into a hostel for 4hours. We were told that our tour was with 2 other guys of undetermined nationality, but when the s***ty old 4X4 turned up, it was occupied by 2 Argentinian coffin-dodgers who didn´t speak English. We knew it was going to be a long 3 days...We set off int...

La Paz (11 April)Upon arrival in La Paz we headed straight for the hostel bar. We were staying in a Loki, which are renowned as party hostels so we had to test out the reputation! After numerous beers and Blood Bombs we were pretty merry by 8.30, so decided to take an hour break. The bevving soon recommenced and we apprarently went out to a club. I have no mempory but we supposedly jumped in a taxi with some randomers and ended up at Mungos. I spoke to a girl the...