Adventures with Kevco

Up early for the trip to the bus station. At the Bus Terminals here you are generally greeted by several hawkers who are trying to get you to take their bus line as opposed to one of the other lines going to the same place. I guess they work on commission. These people can be… Continue reading Chapter 4 – The Road to Cochabamba →

The chilly temperatures and high altitude makes for an easy sunburn if you have a  fair complexion. The first day wandering around proved this with little doubt. Fortunately a good hat helped a lot. Meandering over to Plaza San Francisco which is a fairly main plaza brought me back to my old stomping grounds. Here… Continue reading Chapter 3- A week in La Paz →

The trip to the airport was filled with further bumbles as I had opted to take the bus.  I had forgotten that you need use a special plastic card to pay for mass transit here. One needs to buy a plastic metro card initially for about a dollar and then charge it up with cash. … Continue reading Chapter 2 – Onward to Peru →

It was a rainy day in South Florida when my buddy Leo drove me to the train station. From there it was a brief hour and change to the Miami airport where the locals seemed to know I was heading for South America...as they all seemed to be speaking Spanish.