The Gringo Tambo is looking for a new roommate.

Hi everyone! Does anyone read us anymore? We haven’t posted in a while! I’ll try and work on that soon.
In the meantime, the actual, physical Gringo Tambo aparment is looking for a new roommate starting in November. If anyone reading this needs housing in La Paz or knows of someone who is looking please let [...]

GT Fall Updates

It is time for updates on all GTers. If you contribute (or even just read us whenever we post something) please let us know where you are, what you are currently working on, what kind of posts you’d like to see on GT, and if/when you’ll be in Bolivia.
And I apologize for [...]

La Paz

Some brief thoughts in no particular order:
1. La Paz looks good – lots of construction, new public bathrooms, etc. It is great to be back. Most of the old favorites (cafes, restaurants, etc) are still here and doing well.
2. As Miguel said over at *Pronto, La Paz seems [...]

New blog by yours truly, on non-Bolivian topics

I find that I keep posting about things that have nothing to do with Bolivia, then apologizing for it.  So, I’ve started another blog — don’t worry, my Bolivia-related thoughts will stay here!  You can read about how I recently dated an undated Pan-Am advertisement here.  Add me to your Google reader or bookmarks if [...]

Bolivian officials = helpful, polite, efficient. AA reps = FAIL

That’s right. The title is not a typo. Getting through customs in Bolivia was (relatively speaking) a breeze. Dealing with American Airlines was awful.
Our itinerary had us flying out of Chicago at 7 PM, landing in Miami at 11, overnighting in Miami, and taking the afternoon direct flight to Santa [...]