Thank you to Zak for allowing his mother to do a guest blog! After a twenty plus hour plane ride with 4 connections in four countries we landed in La Paz, Bolivia at 1 am. Within 3 hours I had a rip roaring headache which put me to bed for about 20 hours. I rallied… Read More What a long, strange trip it’s been.
First stop after leaving La Paz was a solo jaunt…Mom flew ahead to Cusco to spare herself arduous overland treks. About an hour into the bus ride outside of La Paz, as we chugged slowly through the traffic-choked suburb of El Alto, I thought she had made the better choice. The bus was cheaper, but… Read More Oye Ollanta
I went slowly up the slope, feeling the loose rocks crack beneath each step, counting them off in my head until I reached 60 then stopping. Standing still was always accompanied by a brief sensation of light-headedness, then the pounding of my heart beat through my own head. The peak didn´t look far, but at… Read More The High Ground
Zak Abroad 