Booger's Bolivian Safari

What a brilliant adventure!

If you don't mind, put up some costs, or thereabouts, flights, hotels, vehicle rental etc. Adventure of a lifetime stuff methinks ...

Spyderman said:

Pictures look awesome, stay safe out there!

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It's called the Death Road, how safe can it be

Seriously though, It's not that bad, they hype it up quite a lot for adventure tourists. If the Beeb let Clarkson drive it, it can't be that bad, I mean Health & Safety would have to have approved it. Pretty much all the deaths have been locals in rickity trucks and busses. But then you could get taken out on any road.

Apart from being carefull, I have mates with my GPS tracks and itenery, and if I don't turn up somewhere, someone will come looking for me.

@ Paul, it depends on the hotel of course, I like 4 star (there are no five star hotels in La Paz), so I rekon this trip will be in the region of 3k, but I haven't actually counted.

Get on Expedia, and do a flight hotel deal and see what you can get.

I went with AVIS for the car, which was a mistake, as they are going to charge me another $700 for driving on the salt flats. Probably better to use Petita Rent a Car Then you could also sleep in the car to cut costs.

I do think it makes sense as a trip, as your prep is minimal, and the reward is as good a trip as you will get anywhere..

You can do the route I posted in two weeks easily, but expect to feel a bit **** for the first few days and get no sleep as you get used to the altitude..

Booger is stuck in Coiroco, waiting for AVIS to bring him a new Land Cruiser

Nice jaunty angle there

Death Road.m2ts - YouTube

Thats just 3 mins, I have an hour to sift through and edit one day.

Booger said:

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Would have been better to park that on the left hand side of the track

Really, really sad to report tha Booger has suffered a heart attack and died.

R I P Andrew.

RIP booger.. will miss your pics and experiences

Very sad news, RIP Booger

Jeez. Very sad to hear that, please pass on commiserations to his family and friends.

Loved reading this thread, and others he's posted, of his adventures and travels, he seemed the kind of bloke who could be a good mate.

Just seen this fred and was enjoying the adventure, right up until the shock.
Rest in peace Booger. Go out and explore the land beyond..

Yu died doing something yu enjoyed.

Sleep well, Booger.

bugger thats a shock ........... not sure if he still lived at abbottsbury but the i take it the chippy run will go past his house r i p andy

robint said:

bugger thats a shock ........... not sure if he still lived at abbottsbury but the i take it the chippy run will go past his house r i p andy

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maybe a short stop to show our respects?

The Mad Hat Man said:

maybe a short stop to show our respects?

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Is in hand already

FFS what a shocker !!

RIP Booger .

aww no

Thanks for passing on the sad news Spyder

Jai just sent me a message on Facebook to let me know, gutted. Was a really good friend of mine on the scene when I started out as was the case for many of us, I can remember the bbqs and the crazy dogs in west London well. Not to mention that sweet bar in his garden before he moved away



Rest in peace dude, my thoughts are with you and your family. I'll raise my beer for you tonight.

Absolutly MAD mate, he was always up for crazy things decent guy and will always remember him pouring monkeys elbow down all our thorats and then trying to get in his high camp bed in his 90 while slightly drunk made all of us ****ing themselves with laughter as he struggled and swore. xSound guy for sure