It is better to give than to receive – the poor of Cochabamba, Bolivia When we arrived in Cochabamba, we were instantly struck by the number of beggars in the streets. At first in the nicer areas they were in front of the churches, but soon we noticed they were every few meters in the […]
Teleferico El Cristo Cochabamba Bolivia After arriving with a sick son in Cochabamba, we took the rest of the first day to recover, and do laundry, and generally rest up. We had both had gastro, and with my son being sick on the plane, it was a rather stressful day for me. So we also […]
Tarija Bolivia Farewell – My son is sick on the plane As we say farewell to our new friends, the hotel owners of Zeballos Plaza Hotel, there are tears in everyone’s eyes. It has been a wonderful 2 weeks. We have got to know them, and they have been so kind to us. The last three […]
DON’T Post Parcels from Bolivia 6 Visits, Police, Sniffer dogs Visit #1 On day 1, when we first arrived in Tarija we visited the Correos to inquire about sending our souvenirs back to Australia. We had a fantastic lady. I explained to her we had a couple of longish items and they may not fit […]
Tarija Country Club – Canopy. A must do (and a bargain) in Bolivia- Our friends at the Zeballos Plaza Hotel have recommended we go to the Tarija Country Club. Some of my luxury travel experts have also told me to give it a try during this family travel of ours. We were going to stay, […]
Visiting the dentist in Tarija Bolivia -We recommend Zeballos Plaza Hotel- This blog is a bit backdated since I have not blogged for a while since we arrived in Tarija on this single parent travel of ours. I will, therefore, try to provide you with a detailed information on our past and current experiences in this […]
A friendship formed from a plastic Coca-cola bottle Last Sunday we decided to walk to find the “white church” that has unusual architecture. Well – we walked right past it – as it is now painted grey! But we did find a kids playground with a cement wave slide. It is filled with traditional and […]
Coimata. San Jacinto Lake. San Lorenzo Bolivia This is part 2 of our day. We had been to the wineries in the south. So we headed back for a traditional lunch, and to collect a different set of explorers. As we head out of Tarija, we pass through the Avenue of Americas. First stop is […]
Tarija Bolivia Bodegas Wineries and Concepcion Monday morning 8 a.m. and it is freezing cold as we wait in the main square of Tarija (pronounce Tareeha) for the minibus to take us on the “Tour of the Wine”. The square comes to a halt. Everyone jumps out of their cars and stand attention. Those walking […]
Asuncion to Chaco Paraguay and Villamontes Bolivia We wait. We wait. We wait. Bolipar S.R.L. Buses – I have never had such a bad experience in all my travels – please use their opposition! they will only spoil your day especially if you are a single parent on a family travel with your child. […]
From Santa Maria to Asuncion Paraguay We are up very early on this day. First thing on our list is to make breakfast, feed some more monkeys and then get the local bus in Santa Maria. We are told it leaves at 10 a.m. This time changes to 10.30 a.m, and then to 11:00 […]
Santa Maria, Misiones Paraguay After bidding our friends from Norway farewell, we had a couple of days to shop and stock up on warm thermal clothing for our next single parent travel as encouraged by several luxury travel experts. “The rains are here”. The food festival we had planned to visit on Saturday was […]
