March 31, 2006
Day 300 San Salvador JuJuy, Argentina: Civilization is...
You know you are in a more civilized country when you get on the bus and: The road is...Read this update
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March 29, 2006
Photos: Salar de Uyuni Tour
Day one: Photos of the Salar (Salt Plains) This is where salt comes from. A salt processing farm. View...Read this update
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Photos: Potosi Mine Tour
The entrance to the Potosi mine that we visited. Say goodby to these guys because in ten years they...Read this update
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Day 299 Villazon, Bolivia: Recovery.
I had a decent nights sleep with bouts of getting up and playing Counter-Strike and watching Spiderman. I figured...Read this update
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Day 298 Villazon, Bolivia: OD.
OD= Overdose. I don't know if that is the right description, but maybe it would be best described as...Read this update
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Day 297 Tupiza, Bolivia: Jade and me.
We both were pretty tired and woke up a little later in the morning. I had neglected my Counter-Strike...Read this update
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Day 296 Tupiza, Bolivia: Hop along Steve and Gabriella.
The train pulled in at the ungodly hour of 5am and then forced us out as it had one...Read this update
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Day 295 Salar de Uyuni: Goodby’s, hello’s, and fifteen hours of beatings.
Dark, freezing, and inhospitable are the only way to describe the plains at 4:30am. No time for morning tea...Read this update
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Day 294 Salar de Uyuni: Surreal.
We had a fairly late start with a 8am take-off. Breakfast was the usual tea with bread and marmalade....Read this update
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Day 293 Salar de Uyuni: Where does salt come from?
I was up fairly early since I wanted to pick up some supplies before we headed off, knowing that...Read this update
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Day 292 Uyuni, Bolivia: Desert life.
Uyuni (3675M) the frigid,otherworldly middle-of-no-where community thrives on tourists flocking to visit the astounding salares (salt plains.) Based on...Read this update
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Day 291 Potosi, Bolivia: Mines, fights, and drugs.
To say the least, today was an eventful day. I did get up in time, actually a bit early....Read this update
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Day 290 Potosi, Bolivia: Sunday, a day of rest and bowel music.
Oh man, the worst night ever. Not only did I have to make bathroom runs a half a dozen...Read this update
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Day 289 Potosi, Bolivia: World’s Highest City
Hmmmm. A half an hour of Counter-strike, watch 3/4's of Troy, or catch up on the blog. That’s the...Read this update
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March 17, 2006
Day 288 Sucre, Bolivia: I’m staying.
I woke up feeling very good. The strain in my shoulder from lying on my side playing counter-strike and...Read this update
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Day 287 Sucre, Bolivia: Paradise... Bolivia style.
Set in a valley surrounded by low mountains, Sucre (population 175,000; elevation 2790M) is a small, convival city with...Read this update
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Day 286 Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lazy Ass Trek, Day 5
Whooo, this trek is more difficult than walking up a mountain. I did however figure that I would mosey my...Read this update
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Day 285 Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lazy Ass Trek, Day 4
After finally getting out of the hotel room by noon, I took a walk down to the bus station to...Read this update
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Day 284 Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lazy Ass Trek, Day 3
I got a bright idea that I should actually try and do something so I figured I would make use...Read this update
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Day 283 Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lazy Ass Trek, Day Two.
Not much to say except that I just ate all day, oh yea, and watched tv. The food consisted of...Read this update
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Day 282 Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lazy Ass Trek, Day One.
The description of Cochabamba (2550M), “with its fertile soil and mild climate, it has blossomed into the country’s foremost granery....Read this update
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March 10, 2006
Day 281 Oruro, Bolivia: On the move
I really liked La Paz and felt pretty comfortable there even with the thin air. It was six days,...Read this update
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March 09, 2006
Photos: World´s Deadliest Road, Bolivia
The deadliest road, well deadly if you have to take the sucker on the bus. We rode it on...Read this update
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Day 279 Worlds Deadliest Road, Bolivia: La Cumbre to Yolosa.
Let see, the facts....Read this update
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Day 278 La Paz, Bolivia: Cool place, literally and figuratively.
The weather has been outstanding since I got here. Blue skies, powdery white clouds, and the sun. Warm to...Read this update
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March 06, 2006
Photos: Isla del Sol, Bolivia
This was my third best sunset. 1) Nevada desert. 2) Key West, Florida. A view of Copacabana while on...Read this update
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Day 276 La Paz, Bolivia: No history, just food.
My escape from the resort town of Copacabana was fairly painless. Four days in a three day town ensured that...Read this update
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Day 275 Copacabana, Bolivia: Seasick on the Titicaca.
Luckily, the title subscribes half of the passengers on our boat ride and excluded me. The dozen times that...Read this update
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Day 274 Isla del Sol, Bolivia: The North Side.
I actually had a pretty good nights sleep with only two bouts of waking up after my body ran...Read this update
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Day 273 Isla del Sol (Island of the sun), Bolivia: Walking again?
The plan was pretty straight forward and it was to be a fairly easy hike, so I didn’t do...Read this update
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March 01, 2006
Day 272 Copacabana, Bolivia: Goodby Peru, Hello Bolivia!!!!
Today’s entry is from today. Yup, caught up. Spent three hours last night uploading everything. I did toy with...Read this update
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