Favourite countries I’ve visited
I’ve been to about sixty five countries to date, a respectable number, if far short of a number of people I’ve met on my travels who have been to more…
Tag: Bolivia
Things learnt about Peru and Bolivia
One of my reasons for travelling is to try and understand a little about other cultures and societies, through spending time with locals and reading as much as I can…
Sucre
Sucre was by far the most pleasant city I visited in the Bolivian Highlands, and the lowest at only 2,500m above sea level. The city centre in particular is relatively…
Potosi
The highest city in the world at 4,060m (beating El Alto, by La Paz, by 2m), Potosí was once one of the biggest cities in the world, with a population…
Los Lípez
Visited directly after the epic salt flats of Salar de Uyuni, Los Lípez unbelievably matched them for spectacular and surreal landscapes. Los Lípez pretty much neighbours Salar de Uyuni so you…
Salar de Uyuni
Possibly the most surreal place I’ve ever visited, and am ever likely to visit, Salar de Uyuni are the largest salt flats in the world, larger than Lake Titicaca, the…
La Paz
A grungy, vibrant city in a spectacular natural setting, Bolivia’s main city of La Paz is an experience to explore. Thankfully I’d already spent a week at altitude but at…
Best of 2018 – Travels
By far the biggest year of travel I’ve done, helped by taking a fifteen week leave of absence from work, in addition to eight weeks of paid and unpaid leave…