Trip Report 31 May -1 June - rest days - La Paz, Bolivia
Trip Report 31 May -1 June - rest days - La Paz, Bolivia
Stayed - Adventure Brew Hostal ($7.50 with breakfast)
Weather - 14 - 22 degrees C
Just kicking around La Paz trying to get over a cold and waiting for my wingmen to find new rear tires for their KLRs. They are out tire shopping while I catch up on internet work and attempt to play online poker from the rooftop bar of the Brew Hostal. The bar is the only place the WiFi works and yesterdays $420 win in a $5-$10 limit game should cover expenses for Bolivia. Gas prices are way down from Peru but I have not yet figured out the conversion rate to Bolivianos.
I think you can live reasonably well down here on $20 a day plus gas money. Andrew and Milan are on a tight budget and were stung with a $135 entry fee because of their US passports. Canadians are treated royally and welcomed in at no charge.
After the immigration fee, Andrew and Milan went into extreme cost cutting measures. They are roadkill specialists that will eat from any street vendor they come across. Last night they were stuffing a combo platter of fried weiners and french fries down that cost less than a buck. I don't mind watching in amusement but it does turn to horror when on a train track trek they broke out the raw weiners and had a feast.
Travel on a budget is one of the real draws down here. Half of Europe is here and they seem to stretch normal 2 week North American vacation into 6-18 month adventures. Is nobody working over there?
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