Santa Cruz Cathedral

Back in the Soup-bowl La Paz - can't say I was looking forward to low temperatures, high altitude and a million metropole again after super-sunny-laid-back-hammock-chilling- at-almost-sea-level... Having problems to adjust to the altitude again, feeling like a 90 year old granny having to stop every few steps, completely out of breath. But than …

Yes, I know, it's been 11 days since I last wrote on this thing. I'm sorry! If there's one thing you know about me already it's that I'm terrible at textual communication in all of its various forms.

Well, I've got a lot to tell you about then, so you might as well go make yourself a nice mug of tea and settle in because this is probably …

Meie viimased minutid Brasiilias olid väga naljakad tänu hästi sõbralikule ja naljakale piirivalvurile. Ta rääkis hästi aeglaselt portugali keeles, et me ikka kõigest aru saaksime ning uuris kust me pärit oleme, mida me Brasiilias tegime ja kus käisime. Lisaks tema aeglasele kõnele toimusid ka tema liigutused nagu aegluubis ja meie taha tekkis …

... closed so we had to hit the ATM naturally followed by the shops.  After we looked around the only attraction in Santa Cruz the cathedral we hit the Irish bar and had a couple of beers fully intending to write some postcards but failed ...

Hot, sweaty, and not quite typical Bolivia is what met us in Santa Cruz when we rolled in at 6:30 am. The bus trip in was less than stellar, and Josh and I were both looking forward to passing out for a few more hours. After checking in (YES! They had a ...

... has a relaxed tropical atmosphere (it has the largest population diversity in the country). Attractions: Cathedral, Dancers Peaceful Protest Ice Cream Parlours FACT: Santa Cruz is the hub of Bolivia's richest region and is the most populous and ...

... in the sun. Today I took a trip to the nearby town of Cotoca with Rosario, my Spanish teacher. We went around the picturesque cathedral, the market and the ceramic shops. At the market I sampled a local dish called Zonso, a blend of yukka and cheese ...

... in Spanish, and watching how Bolivians liked to party -by going nuts! Shakira is big news across Latin America, but it felt like Santa Cruz was especially grateful to have such a big star visit their city and the place was full to the rafters of ...

... the back of the bus sitting on a bench in the ´cheap seats`.  The fourth was in a small village called Samaipata 3 hours from Santa Cruz where all the gringos on the bus besides us got off. If only we had followed them on the gringo trail! We were ...

... in style from the South American Oriental Express train to a bustling train station in the second biggest city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz. The station is big with everyone selling everything and we saw our first typical traditional female dress with bowler ...

... . As it was on our way to Brasil, we decided to spend there the New Year's Eve. There are no cheap and nice hostels in Santa Cruz. Everything is either very ugly and not so cheap or nice and even more "not so cheap". For New Year’s we decided to ...

... a bit old for a babysitter, so we decide together with another couple from Germany to do a daytrip to the Ciudad de Itas, cathedral-like sandstone formations. Other options would be a walk through the big canyon to a waterfall and dinosaur prints or an ...

... good to be back and hear the magic of their special brand of Portuguese. Of course, that is assuming the train actually leaves Santa Cruz! Stay safe all of you, I hear the winter in the UK is trying a final blast ... hope the daffodils will soon ...