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In between Spanish lessons homework and just sitting around the hostel chatting we do manage to get out and hang around the main plaza of Sucre. Such a beautiful plaza area too. Do love our plazas in South America. Wish … Continue reading →

Part of what makes our journey memorable is the fabulous people who have crossed our path. In Sucre our hostel had a great vibe with wonderful travellers most staying for a week and learning Spanish. One of the girls had … Continue reading →

We love Sucre, beautiful white colonial city and the hostel has Spanish lessons on offer. Nobbies need more practice so we enrol for the rest of the week with a fabulous teacher

Next stop is Sucre. A three hour local bus from Potosi to Sucre stopping in little towns. Bolivia is certainly an interesting country and I’d love to be more confident with street photography especially here when you see a man … Continue reading →

Ben’s day in Potosi – He booked to go on a tour into the silver mines with Phil. This day was a special event to sacrifice two llamas to the gods for the miners safety. They went to the miners … Continue reading →

I am posting 2 photos of this day as Ben and I experienced 2 entirely different things in Potosi. My day in Potosi was visiting the 16th century San Franscisco church which has the oldest monastery in Bolivia with Jude … Continue reading →

After a memorable 3 days across the altiplano and salt flats we overnight at the frontier desert town Uyuni for a hot shower pizza and beer with the group. Nobbies continue to the next destination, a mining town called Potosi, … Continue reading →

Surrounded by 12,000 sqm of white salt flats makes for fun perspective photos. This was our last day and our guides took a great group perspective photo. Sadly our 3 day Salar de Uyuni trip comes to an end but … Continue reading →

On the road by 5am to finally see a spectacular sunrise in sub zero temps on the Uyuni salt flats, the worlds largest at 10,500 sqm. Incredibly eerie seeing white as far as the eye can see. Afterwards we drive … Continue reading →

Driving through more stunning landscapes from desert to altiplano lakes with ‘oh wait, more flamingoes’ and sighting smoking volcanoes. Our 2nd night spent in a hotel made of salt where even the floor was salt flakes. Our first hot shower, … Continue reading →