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27 July 2010 ~ View Comments

Travel Flashback

The trip that probably changed the course of my life to travel is probably when I traveled to Bolivia at 17. I signed up with an adventure travel company, Where There Be Dragons, and off I went with a dozen other teenagers to South America.
This trip was certainly more adventurous than any other I have [...]

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11 January 2010 ~ View Comments

Defeated in Bolivia

Defeated in Bolivia

I could not wait to leave Bolivia. For all of its spectacular site-seeing activities that I have written about, the country is one that can frustrate and make even the most seasoned of travelers overjoyed to leave and never return.
My utter dislike for Bolivia really hit me towards near the end of my trip after [...]

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05 January 2010 ~ View Comments

My San Pedro Prison Story

My San Pedro Prison Story

“Please can you at least give me something? Look at me. I can’t even afford shoelaces. They shut down the tours and now I have no way of making money. I have no family or friends. Nothing.”
That’s what Sebastian (cell phone number: 2324002), a prisoner from Holland in the world famous San Pedro prison in [...]

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27 December 2009 ~ View Comments

The Death Road

The Death Road

There is a famous tourist attraction in Bolivia known as “The World’s Most Dangerous Road”.  The attraction is a crazy one lane wide road that lines the jungle cliffs of Bolivia with sheer drops as much as 2,000 feet.  Although no longer the main route, when it was the main road, would claim on average [...]

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25 December 2009 ~ View Comments

Getting My First Digits in Bolivia

Getting My First Digits in Bolivia

While I certainly have not have been to many cities in Bolivia, I can confidently say that Bolivian women are really lacking in the looks department. It’s not the nicest thing to say something like that but the truth is that I saw less than 5 cute girls during my month traveling in Bolivia. Even [...]

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