Welcome to Bolivia

November 16-17, 2007

Welcome to Bolivia. Here´s a five course meal, salad, soup, main course, dessert and tea or coffee for 16Bs (1 pound)! We love Bolivia already!

It´s not only because it´s cheap that we love it. It´s the atmosphere, the friendliness of the locals, the dirty streets, the colours, it´s the vibe!

We arrived in La Paz by plane via the highest airport in the world at about 4000m. The moment you step off the plane you can feel your breathing rate increase. Walking up five steps is a struggle. The drive from the airport into town is pretty special. You drive over a plateau 4000m high which overlooks the entire city, situated in a crater below at about 3600m. The view with the mountains dominating in the background is awesome.

We didn´t stay in La Paz long though, first time around. The next day we were on a small flight to the jungle!