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And then we got high!

Saturday, December 25th, 2004

We thought it would be a good idea to get a bit more altitude in before we brave the Inca trail in a couple of weeks. Potosi is around 4 hours by bus from Sucre or 2.5 – 3 hours by expresso cab, all in all 100 miles. Being the flash-packers that we are, we chose the latter and a mere two hours later, our F1 driver deposited us outside the Hotel Colonial in Potosi (he`d also stopped for fuel, tolls, and slowed down to eye up some totty on the way).
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The Christmas ´works do´

Saturday, December 25th, 2004

We decided to bring both guide books with us – there was space in the rucksack, and part of the fun of travelling is checking out just how accurate the entries really are. So, our second night in Sucre was planned around just this – each reading a guidebook, comparing notes and then setting off for dinner. At least we had a plan to begin with!
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A whole day in Sucre

Saturday, December 25th, 2004
Life at the Hostal de Su Merced just gets better. The rooms are beautiful, it`s lovely and quiet and the breakfast is stunning! Loads of fresh fruit and bread, feshly squeezed juice and fresh cakes - banana, lemon meringue, cherry ... [Continue reading this entry]

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 ... [Continue reading this entry]