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Sucre 19 December 04

Saturday, December 25th, 2004

We hopped out of Sucre airport – very small, and into Mario`s taxi. Mario is cool. If we want to go somewhere, he`ll take us there. He knows the routes. He knows what we want to see. He even sounds cool – remember Max from Heart to Heart?! It was about 10 minutes drive to the centre of Sucre. The dwellings weren`t as bad as we`d imagined – certainly seen worse in other countries. But the packs of copulating dogs were still to be found on most street corners.
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A short hop to Bolivia

Thursday, December 23rd, 2004

Back at Lima airport, it was like weŽd never been away. Withdrawal symptoms from departure boards and “bing-bongs” had started to set in – or maybe I was just fed up of hearing about “the toe”!

We checked in smoothly, all the rearrangments were confirmed, and it was looking as though we might finally make it to Bolivia!
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The Lima Limp

Monday, December 20th, 2004
We wandered outside the hotel for a short while, got some food (ridiculously cheap), and then came back at about 7pm. WeŽd been up for getting on 42 hours by now, and the plan was to sleep, sleep, sleep ... [Continue reading this entry]

Exhausted

Monday, December 20th, 2004
While weŽd been with Judy in the Continental office, weŽd tried to get some free accommodation from them for all the inconvenience. Now, okay, you might think this is pushing it a bit far, since our flights on to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Nothing to declare

Monday, December 20th, 2004
With no sadness whatsoever, we managed to take off from Miami just before dawn on....canŽt remember what morning. But not before weŽd spotted a suspect package and told someone about it, only to immediately think "oh no, weŽve just ... [Continue reading this entry]

Welcome to Miami!

Sunday, December 19th, 2004
WeŽve read about the OTT procedures recently adopted by US immigration and can vouch for their complete lack of organisation. They also publish a list of pledges, including one about being corteous to passengers, but weŽre not sure if ... [Continue reading this entry]

Who burnt the toast??

Friday, December 17th, 2004
ItŽs amazing how the small things in life can lead to bigger things. WhoŽd have thought that a fire alarm one hour before we were due to leave Gatwick could cause us so much hassle. Needless to say, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Almost packed

Wednesday, December 15th, 2004
We've still got some room in our bags which can only be a good thing but very tempting to take more stuff. The tent has been neatly folded down. Eugene has waterproofed almost everything. Immodium and paracetamol are secreted in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pre Departure Notes

Monday, December 6th, 2004
Well, how do you plan for a trip of a lifetime? Should you plan, or not bother and just go with the flow? Surely there must be something you've got to do? These were the questions we were faced ... [Continue reading this entry]