A Day in Santiago

Today we had time to walk around the city as part of a walking tour and also on our own. Santiago has many parks and neighborhoods and without the current troubles it would be a beautiful city in which to spend some time. However the demonstrations have resulted in many buildings being covered in graffiti, many stores and restaurants near the protest areas are closed, large areas have no …

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Johns Day on his own in La Paz

I needed to rest my ankle so I stayed at the hotel all day. I would from time to time go to the roof top restaurant to check out the peaceful demonstrations on the street below.  From time to time they would let off fireworks. Here is John’s version of his day: I headed out in the morning to walk around the city. Our street was blocked off by …

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