by Hayley | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog posts, Life, South America
So in Spanish, kids are called niños or ninas, but it is WAY more fun to just call them all just ninjas. Adorable ninjas who are so fun to photograph!So while in Sucre I spent a bit of time around ninjas, as I volunteered for a couple of days at a local orphanage. It...
by Hayley | Dec 28, 2013 | Blog posts, Life, South America
Christmas. The time when I can wear my Santa beanie without looking (too) strange. There’s a beautiful tree, decorations and everyone is happy. This year I added into the equation 10 other nationalities, Bolivian food, copious amounts of champagne and new...
by Hayley | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
PPotosi. Technically the highest city in the world sitting at 4070m. Sure, there are towns higher but we are talking cities. And what do you do for work in this city – you become a miner.(The mine entrance)Potosi is renowned for it’s mines…and the...
by Hayley | Dec 22, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
As usual, the big cities become a ‘fill-in’ between other more exciting places. But I liked La Paz. The biggest city in Bolivia, it is seated in a massive valley with stunning views. As we drove down the steep slopes to get into the city itself I...
by Hayley | Dec 22, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
Amazing. One of the best things I have seen – the salt lake outside of Uyuni in Bolivia. I was excited to do a three day trip to see the salt lake – the largest salt lake in the world – as other travelers had dubbed it ‘the best thing they...
by Hayley | Dec 15, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
Arriving in Rurrenabaque felt like I was in a comedy movie with a plane that lands at a tin shed in the middle of the jungle. We had taken a military flight (zero security), flown over snow capped mountains, jungle and rivers. The funny thing about starting a flight...
