Lake Titicaca
It is my understanding that you can not visit either Bolivia or Peru without going to Lake Titicaca, located on the border between the two.
Read MoreDeath Road Bike Tour
We found ourselves flying uncontrollably down one of the most dangerous roads in the world. With beautiful landscape around us, we rarely found the courage to take our eyes off the road to appreciate the view.
Read MoreSalar de Uyuni
We woke up at 5 am to see the sunrise over the salt flats. It was the most breath taking natural phenomenon I have ever witnessed.
Read MoreThe eerie, the odd, and the fantastic: Bolivia.
Our jeep climbed higher and higher as the journey to the world’s largest salt flat continued, forging through rivers of frozen sludge and eerie landscapes at 15,000 ft. People on our tour were starting to get altitude sickness, but fortunately for us we had 4 newly graduated Irish Pharmacists in our group, who generously handed out Diamox pills like they were Reese’s pieces. We stopped off at the natural thermal hot springs of Kollpa Laguna. The water was as inviting as a hot bath but getting in was tricky. The slippery rocks on the bottom made for some very ungraceful...
Read MoreOn our way: Surviving the Bolivian Altiplano
There are no paved roads through the mountainous Bolivian countryside from Tupiza to Uyuni only narrow, dirt paths clinging to the sides of mountains. Land travel here is slow at best and fatal at worst. After it rains, dirt paths turn into muddy slip and slides giving nothing for vehicle tires to grab onto.
Read MoreJungle Adventure: Anacondas, Caimans, and Dolphins
We left the cold city of La Paz on a 10 person airplane headed for Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, home to the Beni river and gateway to Madidi National Park. Madidi National Park is Bolivia's chunk of the Amazon Rainforest and the start to one of our best excursions to date.
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