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Reflections
So, it’s the 19th of August 2013 and I’ve been back in the UK for about a week now. The gap year is officially over, and this will most likely be one of my last posts (I’ll probably write at least one more about debriefing next week). Updates to this blog will stop but I’ll … Continue reading
TG#20 – Extreme Ironing (Photo 2)
Taking these photos was both very good fun and quite painful at times!
Adventure Update #6: Uyuni
Our final Bolivia excursion was a 3-day/2-night tour of Salar de Uyuni (the largest salt flat in the world) and the surrounding areas. I’ll be writing this post as I go along,however I suspect I won’t write too much – Uyuni is a place where pictures are worth way more than the standard thousand words.
Zebras!
Every day, these guys help the public to cross busy roads during the rush hour in La Paz, Bolivia:
New Header Images
You might notice that the boring stock photo at the top of the page has now gone, to be replaced by a photo from my gap year! There are about a dozen different photos randomly rotating in the space ↑up there↑ – refresh the page to see another one. I will be adding more photos … Continue reading
Adventure Update #5: Copacabana
I’ve heard that it’s the hottest spot north of Havana, but unfortunately the Copacabana that Harry and I visited this weekend was incredibly cold! It’s hard to believe that I was seeing frozen car windows and frost on the ground when barely a week ago I was lounging topless on the sundeck of a boat.
How to Annoy Border Police
Harry and I are currently spending a few days in Copacabana (full blog post coming soon here) and today we decided to take advantage of our proximity to the border and head over to Peru for an afternoon. Our motivations were simple: more passport stamps, and another county to name-drop!
TG#7 – Planking (Photo 3)
Planking on the Isla del Sol, an island in Lake Titicaca (Copacabana, Bolivia):
Adventure Update #3: The Long Road to La Paz
After taking the boat from Manaus to Porto Velho, Harry and I embarked on a long journey to La Paz in the heart of Bolivia.
TG#2 – Go For a Ride On a Small Tricycle Taxi
This is the best form of short-distance transport ever. I will have no arguments about this.