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Waiting & Waiting For The Bolivian Operating Room.
/4 Comments/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanI wake up to the sound of water splashing on the floor of my hospital room. A squatty lady in a smock holding a bucket of water hanging on her arm flicks water over the floor with her other hand. She leaves and quickly returns with a mop which she pushes through the room, under […]
From Tica Tica To Potosi. Waiting For Help.
/0 Comments/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanIn a state somewhere between awake and sleep three hours had passed. The rain, thunder and lightning added dramatic effect to my sprawled body with my left leg in a cardboard box splint as I laid in the Tica Tica medical clinic. Still no ambulance. In a town with one telephone, one restaurant and no […]
The Ride of the Trip & The Unexpected Change of Course.
/18 Comments/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanWhat can you say about the unexpected? Sometimes such events bring joy. Other times pain. The unexpected. Whether good or bad, smart or stupid, ugly or beautiful or even happy or sad, unexpected events evoke undeniable emotion. Today, little did I know that after embarking on a early start under blue skies and bidding Potisi […]
Mining & Minting In Potosi.
/2 Comments/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanI’m getting tired of the rain. I know just a days ride away is perhaps the driest place on the planet – the Atacama Desert in Chile. Though I imagine the scenery will be much like northern Peru – flat, uninteresting and fast. But to the south volcanoes, salt flats, flamingoes, hot springs await for […]
To The Highest City In The World: Potosí, Bolivia.
/2 Comments/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanPouring over maps, weather forecasts and intelligence culled from other travelers, internet sites and local people Jeremiah and I decide to make a break for the Salar de Uyuni, the highest and largest salt flat in the world. By taking this route we’ll have a chance to spend a day or two in Potosí, the […]
Strapped For Cash In La Paz, Bolivia. What To Do Next?
/2 Comments/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanSure you don’t have any money, gringo! Pull over there and we’ll talk. A problem we encountered while roaming the streets of Copacabana on Lake Titicaca’s southern shore would come back to haunt us as we made the cruise from the lake, through the snow and on the notorious ferry had to do with cash: […]
Riding Through Snow and Rotten Planks To La Paz, Bolivia
/1 Comment/in Bolivia, South America, Travelogue /by allanSitting on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca Copacabana is a small town of about 50,000 people. Surrounded by hills a few streets tumble down to the lakeside. The main drag is littered with both market stalls, local shops and restaurants and hostels catering to the budget tourist. It’s here that I’ve seen more backpacking […]