Visit Bolivia

[sv4me]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Omg......you went to macha pichu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wasn't he 1 of the Pokemon?

[dizzyblonde]

No that was Pikaaachu!

or was it atttishooooo?

Seriously when Mel was telling me where she was going, last time she was here, we talked about macha picchu. Its on my list of dream destinations, along with Ankhor Wat. She'll be there before me too!!

[Stingo]

Brilliant. Great places but you also have a great eye for a super photo. You are a top bird Melody. By heck, you're gonna have a few stowaways on your next trip!

Thanks again guys. Pleased you like the pics.

Originally Posted by Geodude

Wow again Im going to stowaway in your luggage on your next trip

You're most welcome. Just make sure you have lots of warm layers!

Originally Posted by sv4me

That's a beautiful pic Mel

Thank's Dave. It was worth sprinting up to the Sun Gate just to watch the sun rise over Machu Picchu! Absolute magic!

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Seriously when Mel was telling me where she was going, last time she was here, we talked about macha picchu. Its on my list of dream destinations, along with Ankhor Wat. She'll be there before me too!!

Angkor Wat is on my bucket list too! Was this what you were referring to when you mentioned snakes and temples?

Originally Posted by Stingo

Brilliant. Great places but you also have a great eye for a super photo. You are a top bird Melody. By heck, you're gonna have a few stowaways on your next trip!

Thank you Stingo. And yep you're welcome to stowaway anytime.

[Binky]

Great photos Mel. Glad you enjoyed Bolivia so much. You've more or less replicated a few of my trips over there but merged into one massive travelling bonanza. Only i haven't been to Lima before.

Really nice photos...

...Almost do the continent justice.

It must have been freezing for you in Bolivia at the moment? Sure it's the middle of winter there. Did you head anywhere else at all in Bolivia other than the photos? Any interesting stories to share?

Originally Posted by Binky

Great photos Mel. Glad you enjoyed Bolivia so much. You've more or less replicated a few of my trips over there but merged into one massive travelling bonanza. Only i haven't been to Lima before.

Really nice photos...

...Almost do the continent justice.

It must have been freezing for you in Bolivia at the moment? Sure it's the middle of winter there. Did you head anywhere else at all in Bolivia other than the photos? Any interesting stories to share?

Yep, it was cold.Middle of the day wasn't too bad, but once the sun set it was bitterly cold. It was a case of woolly hat, socks and gloves to bed. In fact at the salt hotel the electric blanket was on all night.

In Bolivia, we also travelled to Potosi and Sucre. Sucre is beautiful and quite 'chic'. We spent a couple of nights here and I really enjoyed it. Potosi was chaos. We arrived late evening, in the dark and were caught up in the rush hour traffic which was mayhem.

La Paz shocked me. Doesn't compare to anything I've seen before. Initially this trip was meant to be on motorcycles but when I was in La Paz I was glad I wasn't on a bike. The traffic is mayhem, the roads steep and narrow and the pedestrians are fearless! El Alto is only for the brave.

Altitude didn't bother me much. Our first night in Bolivia, having left San Pedro, we spent in a hotel in the highlands. Altitude there was 4400m and filling my lungs was a conscious effort. I felt a little light headed, lost my appetite and had a bit of a headache, but by the next morning I was fine. Coca tea was ok but the one hard boiled coca sweet I had was foul.

Interesting stories? . . . are you attending the AR?

Originally Posted by melody

Interesting stories? . . . are you attending the AR?

I reckon we need to get you a stage and a microphone for AR, you can give us talks about your travels

Fantastic pics as ever melody, M P is on my to do list as well , loved the train graveyard pics, how long was your trip? Edit i'll save the Altiplano for the RTW trip, lol.

ooo Mel you really are grabbing life by the horns and shaking it..

please continue cos I am enjoying the pics.. where you off to next? the moon?

Really gotta go to MP myself one day ..

[dizzyblonde]

Did you get to walk the Nazca trails?

Originally Posted by melody

Was this what you were referring to when you mentioned snakes and temples?

No, thats a mayan temple at Chichen Itza.