The Wandering Chocoholic

Well, this is it. I’m in La Paz, getting ready for my flights to come home. Incas have been encountered, trails have been hiked, llamas and alpacas aplenty have been seen and photographed. It’s time to rejoin the real world.…

Today was my final real day in Bolivia, before I begin the long journey home tomorrow. I decided to spend it hiking, After all, where in the world can you hike a segment of the Inca trail, visit a volcanic…

Good evening from Sucre, the town where the weather is fine and the food is good. I spent today giving myself a gastronomical tour of the city. The quest for real coffee I woke up this morning a bit earlier…

I’ve arrived in my last stop of the trip, the colonial “white city” of Sucre. Sucre is Bolivia’s constitutional capital. It’s a small, attractive city, relaxed and easygoing compared to La Paz’s hustle and bustle. It’s also at a mere…

Hi from Potosi, one of the world’s highest cities. We’re up above 4,000 meters here, which is pretty high, and I can definitely feel the altitude when I walk uphill. Potosi is a colonial town with attractive architecture and quite…

Well, I’m back in Uyuni town, after what was a pretty amazing three-day experience in the Salar de Uyuni and surrounding desert. Today was another long day, and I’m exhausted, but it was definitely worth it! Mornings are rough I…

The salt flat tour is three days, but we’d already seen the salt flats on day one. What would we do with the other two days, I wondered? Well, as it turns out, quite a bit! The day started at…

Today was the first of a three-day tour through the Salar de Uyuni and surrounding desert altiplano. Salar de Uyuni has been on my dream list for a long time, ever since some friends of mine posted their photos on…

Happy Friday, and greetings from the small town of Uyuni, in the Potosi department in southern Bolivia. I spent 14 hours on a bus, another bus and a train to get here today — a long, tiring but ultimately interesting…