July 09, 2005

Day 53: Sushi and Sucre

Finally I am leaving La Paz. Arrived here on June 21, expecting to spend a few days, and instead spent two weeks. Last night was the perfect example of why I have stayed here so long: good people, Campari and soda, a first class sushi restaurant (with smoked trout fresh from Lake Titicaca), and a nice bar/club with good music. Well the good people I have been hangin out with since the bike ride (basically for the last four days) just happened to be heading in the same direction as me, so myself, Sam, Adrian, Emma, and another Matt are heading down to Sucre tonight. Really I am a bit sad to depart from here, it's one of those places that just appeals to me for reasons both known and unknown. It's like Bologna in a way, there's just a nice vibe about this place that I find very agreeable.

Anyways, after spending a good bit of time here just chilling out and enjoying the art of doing nothing, it's about time to get back on the trail and see what Bolivia has to offer.

Posted by Matt at 19:01:43 | Permanent Link | Comments (3) |
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1 - Hey, I was put on to your blog by someone at SlowTrav, cuz I'm gonna be spending my gap year in South America - I'm leaving in january 2006, and up until the end of May I'm sorted for stuff to do. However, I then have until the end of August to fill, before I head back home to Uni, and I'm gonna work my way through what you've written to find stuff that I want to do (I'm already going sand-boarding... and am a little disappointed to hear it's not a cool as snowboarding.... damn...) But it'd be great if you could write me a short summary of the stuff you enjoyed most so I could maybe look into them for myself - :) (I'm trying to out-do my brother, who's currently in transit between Hanoi and Bangkok)

cheers for this! Fip (Comment this)

Written by: Fip at 2005/07/10 - 18:55:05
2 - Hi Matt,

I'm curious, Are Sam and Emma from Melbourne? We met a wonderful couple in Patagonia with those names. If it is them, tell them "Hi" from George and Marta.

Marta (Comment this)

Written by: Marta at 2005/07/11 - 16:29:46
3 - Enjoyed most so far: Sacred Valley (Pisac ruins, Ollanta town), La Paz, hiking into the Colca Canyon, and the Yungas (so beautiful). Still have Argentina and Chile to go.

And Sam is British and Emma is a Kiwi, sorry! (Comment this)

Written by: rar at 2005/07/11 - 17:22:20
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