By the time we arrived in Toro Toro, found a place to stay and had a bit of lunch, it was 3pm. Given we were 3 people travelling together we decided to sneak in a short excursion that afternoon – so arranged a guide and headed off to see the marine fossils on the […]
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Having finally dragged myself away from La Paz (I really enjoy La Paz), I caught the world’s coldest overnight bus (8hrs) to Cochabamba. What is it with Bolivian bus drivers and their desire to freeze their passengers to death?! I knew I was in a lot of trouble when all the locals got on
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What happens when a city goes to build a metro to help with its traffic issues, but can’t due to the unstable nature of the soil it is built on? It goes for the opposite approach and builds a cable car (teleférico) system instead! La Paz has the largest commuter cable car system in the world
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Another country, another perfect opportunity to explore the culture through one of my favourite mediums – food 🙂 I really struggled to find a cooking class, but I did come across the Foodie Tour by Red Cap Walking Tours – so immediately signed up. Daniel met me in front of the San Francisco Church
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Imagine WWF wrestling – you know that really weird “fake” wrestling that you see from time to time on TV? Got that good and firm in your mind? Great! OK – now imagine WWF wrestling but done by indigenous Bolivian women (Cholitas) wearing traditional clothing. Yes – this is what I went to see the
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Wandering around La Paz yesterday I started noticing that there are also tons of murals about the Zebras de La Paz. Couldn’t resist 🙂
More Zebra action… Read More »
The first day I was in La Paz, I was slightly bamboozled to see Zebras working the major intersection near one of the key plazas in the city – the Plaza San Francisco. I learned about the Zebras de La Paz (or Zebras for peace – depending on which interpretation you want to use) the
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I’ve become a huge fan of “Free walking tours” in each of the major places that I visit. The idea is that the tour itself is free and you pay a “tip” at the end depending on how much you enjoyed the experience. So, given I didn’t really have any plans for Cusco, and I
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As you have probably figured out by now if you have been reading this blog for a while, one of the first things I do before heading to a new place is search for cooking classes on offer there. Fortunately Cusco had many choose from, and in the end, I decided upon the dinner menu
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This is my 4th time in Cusco, Peru. The previous 3 times I concentrated on Machu Picchu (yes, I’ve been there 3 times but have never hiked the trail), other Incan sites (Sacsahuaman, Pisac, Moray), and (my personal favourite) the Salinas de Maras. This time around, I didn’t plan to stay very long in the
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