Bolivia

I've been delayed in uploading all of my Bolivian photos yet again so what I will leave you with is just a bunch of "odds and sods". Photos of Bolivia that are just a bit off kilter, just like the country itself. First up is the strange list of house rules for Randy´s "flat", which I at least found to be hilarious. Judge them for yourself, if you can make out the writing:
[editors note: "Catu" is a selfish pet cat]

Yup, that´s right - I´m taking a vacation from traveling. I know what you´re all thinking "a vacation? are you not already on vacation?"... contrary to popular opinion, traveling can actually be a lot of hard work: climbing mountains, getting sun burns, trying to find a hostel at 2am, 31 hour bus rides through the Andes, 7 day without showers and even 41 days (and counting!) without shaving.

All of these inconveniences slowly take their toll, which made me almost cheer at the sight of the beautiful paved roads as we crossed over the Bolivian boarder into Chile. From there I´ve traveled a ways North to find the amazing beach town Iquique waiting. I really didn´t expect things to be so nice here. Palm trees are everywhere, the beach is full of white sand, surfers infest the water, the sun is hot and the city´archetecture spectacular. It all reminds me a lot of Maui although with a more Spanish and only a sprinkling of gringos lurking about.

Hello!

It´s been awhile since I´ve typed much of anything, so the time has come for a bit of an update. Right now we´re all really high, but don´t worry Mom, it´s not what you think! We are all quite safe and sound in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. Besides political instability (Bolivia has averaged more than one change of government per a year since inception), the country is known for having the world´s "highest everything". We are now in the world´s highest capital city (3600 meters) featuring the world´s highest airport. We just traveled from lake Titicaca, the world´s highest navigable lake. We are literally quite "high" 24-7...