Tag Archives: travel

Our rights at the border

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Kirkman

That I hate the changes to U.S. airport security since Sept. 11, 2001 is no secret to anyone who has traveled with me or has listened to me talk about my travels. On Daring Fireball, John Gruber linked to an … Continue reading →

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More pics than you can shake a stick at

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Kirkman

I was able to borrow a USB cable Saturday and worked on our trip photos later in the evening. I had originally planned to update my previous blog entries with the photos that matched the stories. However it has taken … Continue reading →

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Dust in the wind, bodies in the ballpit

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Kirkman

After several nice days at Cabañas de Traudi in Samaipata, it was time to head back to Santa Cruz — to celebrate Ludi’s birthday.

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The road to Samaipata goes ever on

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Kirkman

To follow up on our posting about Monday, we had a really fun time at Yoli’s parents’ house. We visited with three of Yoli’s sisters and their children. Jadzia and Ludi and Josie played well with their cousins, and Don … Continue reading →

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Movies, moving around, and El Mallku

Posted on January 21, 2006 by Kirkman

We brought a bunch of DVDs to watch with family here… but since I don’t have a power cord for my PowerBook, we are unable to watch them. But, we did bring four short movies we filmed on our video … Continue reading →

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We’re here, it’s raining, and this internet cafe sucks

Posted on January 20, 2006 by Kirkman

We arrived yesterday after a long flight. Jadzia did well on both legs of the flight and in the airports. We were surprised. When we got to Bolivia, Yoli’s mom and two of her sisters were there to greet us. … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur tracks

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Kirkman

Sucre has a relatively new attraction: dinosaur tracks. We decided to check them out on Tuesday morning. We went to the plaza to wait for the “Dino-Truck” which arrived ahead of time (a bit unusual for Bolivia!). It transported us … Continue reading →

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Eating etiquette

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Kirkman

Sunday morning we had been scheduled to visit the thermal waters in Potosí with Yoli’s Tio David and the rest of his family. However, this didn’t work out because they had problems with their car. Instead they invited us to … Continue reading →

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Churches, convents, and crypts, oh my!

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Kirkman

Saturday morning we headed over the San Francisco, an old church in Potosi. The guide was young and energetic and showed us lots of interesting things. We started by looking at paintings on the four walls surrounding a large courtyard, … Continue reading →

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Potosi, highest city in the world

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Kirkman

After a very late check-in, we slept in and started our first day in Potosi around 11 a.m. At first we were thinking of switching hotels since the one we were at was a bit pricey and not everything was … Continue reading →

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