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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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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23 December 2009 ~ View Comments

Route 36: A Bolivian Cocaine Lounge

Route 36: A Bolivian Cocaine Lounge

Sometimes when I know I won’t have internet access for a while I write down brief notes on a scrap of paper. 5 months after returning home from my last trip to South America I just pulled out one of these papers to remember what I was thinking at the time.
“La Paz cocaine gay guy [...]

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22 December 2009 ~ View Comments

Benjamin Franklin Saves the Day

Benjamin Franklin Saves the Day

After the three day Bolivian pampas tour I returned to Rurrenabaque the same way I came: three hour jeep ride on a muddy, unpaved road.
Watch the video for a sample of the wildlife I saw
I was ready to return to regular warm showers, restaurants, and internet after a few comfortable days living on the basics.

Rurrenabaque [...]

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