Bolivia - Writings of a Professional Traveler

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I receive many interesting and provocative emails from people from all over the world. This is great and sometimes taxing as the internet can be very anonymous.However, this is a false belief that you ... Read More ...



I have been searching for a few years now for a 220 - 110 room heater that is small, very quiet and small enough to carry in my backpack without breaking. I want a fan so it will heat my room quickly. ... Read More ...



Maybe how to become a Millionaire when you are from a underdeveloped countryThis is how it works.Step one - You need to work for the government.Step two - You apply for the what would be first world a ... Read More ...



Ok, this not the correct quote, however here in Cusco I noticed a funny something happening. I walked around and took a tour of the movie restaurants. There were an unusually high number of signs in H ... Read More ...



“A person searching for a Bridge out of the country, not any country, must be a number one country.”Normally USA, England or Australia, maybe Germany.I returned to Cusco yesterday from La Paz, upon en ... Read More ...



I am having problems, not normal problems for me, however new ones that I have never encountered in my travels. I am having more trouble with hotels and all sorts of choices.I have always lived on the ... Read More ...



Beggar kids covering their face, hard to get the money when they hide…Plaza Murillo in La Paz BoliviaThe wrong type of lock to put on your door. In the dark you cannot see the numbers, and when you li ... Read More ...



These people wrote me, so I am thanking them.Master Blogshttp://www.masterblogs.comMASTER BLOGS WROTEPlease find attached a button saying "Selected by MASTER BLOGS' Guide to Outstanding Blogs" that yo ... Read More ...



TRAVELER VERSUS TOURISTSome emails I receive are too much fun, I received an email after I sent out my newsletter with some good and negative remarks in the email. It was interesting to see how people ... Read More ...



I suppose this is not Paparazzi however when I am really trying to capture a photo I feel this Paparazzi instinct. A great photographer must work very hard to capture the perfect photo. Note I am not ... Read More ...



Hobo TRAVEL TIPS - Rurrenabaque Bolivia TRAVEL PANTSAfter a few years…171 April 17, 2005TIP: TRAVEL PANTS After a few years…LOCATION: Rurrenabaque Boliviahttp://www.hobotraveler.comA Hobo trip around ... Read More ...



When I was in Rurrenabaque a silver filling fell out and I could feel this hole in the top upper back of my mouth. The edges were sharp and it felt brittle, like maybe part of my tooth could break off ... Read More ...



This is a photo from the Airplane leaving or taking off from Rurrenabaque and returning to La Paz.Note, they cancelled 10:00 departure again for four people and then we had to wait until 12:00 to go t ... Read More ...



I am in the internet cafe by default, often I go to the internet cafe to use up some spare time in the day, for sure I am not a busy guy.However I am waiting across the street from the LAB Airline off ... Read More ...



WHAT IS THE WORLDS LONGEST BUS TRIP?Maybe it is the bus from La Paz Bolivia to Rurrenabaque Bolivia148 Miles as the crow flies.238 Kilometers as the world thinks.16-24 hours as a person from Los Angel ... Read More ...



A religious organization that started in Switzerland and the Netherlands.I have been emailing a friend in Paraguay, trying to learn how to visit with the minimal amount of problems. There was a word C ... Read More ...



I was required to read the play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Becket in University, and often it is a great analogous representation of travel.There is a plane from Rurrenabaque to La Paz, when will i ... Read More ...



Someone post a comment on this permanent link.http://www.hobotraveler.com/2005/04/obsessive-compulsive.htmlVery interesting... now if I can figure out clearly what it means, it is either a good insult ... Read More ...



AMASZONAS AIRLINES or AMAZONAS AIRLINESFrom La Paz Bolivia to Rurrenabaque BoliviaLeaving La Paz is more or less Latino dependable, normal levels of lots of problems, however you can maybe say ok.From ... Read More ...



I found this kerosene lantern device for sale in a shop here in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, I purchase for maybe .75 Cents U.S. or about 6 Bolivianos. I always want more light to read by in the event I am ... Read More ...



PERSON FOUNDThanks so much for emailing us.WE FOUND JOHN JANNARONE.John had gone to some islands and had failed to contact a friend with whom he was to travel with to Hanoi, so his friends in Thailand ... Read More ...



Ok, I just spent one half hour making a map to put here offline, then had to download the drivers for my flash drive, because 50 to 70 percent of the time they do not have windows XP, then I had to do ... Read More ...



Monday, April 11, 2005 6:48 amI try to introspect or I try to think what is happening to me, I try to understand what I am feeling and thinking. It is presumptuous I believe and instinctually I think, ... Read More ...



Ok, what are you supposed to say about Rurrenabaque, Bolivia? This is a a jungle trip, called a Pampas trip, but really it is a boat trip down some river, I am not sure the name of the river, maybe th ... Read More ...



I am leaving this morning with Peter, three Israeli guys, and three what we think are New Zealand girls, a good mix of people...The tour group seems normal, unorganized, confused and the I have not me ... Read More ...



Peter the guy that was in Iraq with me now inRURRENABAQUEI hate that word...Ok, I am teaching him how to flirt in Spanish, a few word, a wink, a look, he is from England so all of you understand...I w ... Read More ...



I am in RURRENABAQUE, on one of the slowest most expensive connections in Boliva. The price went from 2 in La Paz to 18 Bolivianos.I leave for the jungle tomorrow and no pictures or comments on blog f ... Read More ...



Here is the newsletter from La Paz, Bolivia.http://www.hobotraveler.com/newsletterhobo170insert.shtml traveljournal_advert1 ... Read More ...



I am yet to discover the web link for TAMThis page give a lot of information on how go from La Paz to Rurrenabaque by plane.http://www.explorebolivia.com/resources.htmIf someone discovers the link or ... Read More ...



This is a photo of the Plaza Murillo, there are small plazas or squares all over Central and South America, so just another, however this one does have an abundance of pigeons, an extreme amount, so s ... Read More ...



The Iglesia San Francisco in the center of La Paz probably is the center of the Backpacker Universe for La Paz, Bolivia.http://www.hobotraveler.com/ce_centerofbackpackeruniversebolivia.phpThe big head ... Read More ...



PERU COCAThis is a photo of cars that pass the El Carretero Hotel / Hostal etc. in La Paz, Bolivia. About every 10th vehicle is carrying Coca leaves; they make Cocaine from the leaves. This is obvious ... Read More ...



I have been watching men or boys walking around with what looked to be horse or donkey whip. I saw this in Peru in the market numerous times, but I could not see any mules, donkeys, burros, horses, ox ... Read More ...



This man came into the Hotel and was trying to sell these little boats, I think they are suppose to be like the old boats on Lake Titacaca. It is sad to me that this older man must work until he dies, ... Read More ...



I am in La Paz, Bolivia.I forgot Bolivia, now I remember, the city it is shaped like a bowl in many ways. The city is inside a big valley, some describe is as the world biggest market. People who have ... Read More ...



Today I go to La Paz, Bolivia, as I remember the city is a lot of exercise, at 3500 meter high I believe and every street is either going up or down a hill. traveljournal_advert1 ... Read More ...



I was walking up way past the San Pedro Market in Cusco, Peru when I see these two people close to the bridge looking intently at some leaves. I see or think they are Coca leaves. I asked if it was ok ... Read More ...


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