… for a short while! I’ll explain. Back in 2005 I found myself in Bolivia, as you do! I’ll be honest and say that I was a little apprehensive I’d heard stories, drug cartels, violence, on the US dangerous to visit list etc. I found the people wonderful, saw no demonstrations, fights or violence, in fact I even ended up at a wedding ceremony at one point, the event serenaded by local musicians (below), it’s a long story that I may share at some point, but it’s too long here!!
I arrived at La Paz, the highest capital in the world. I visited the wonderful archaeological museum, one of the reasons for the visit. Altitude sickness is a thing! Especially for brits who tend to live at or close to sea level! One night at dinner I was chatting to a friend who decided, she felt a bit off, stood up to go to her room for a lay down, and fell face down on the table! Out came the oxygen and mask, a few minutes later all was well!
Next day, I found myself out in the Aranjuez suburb. There is an area known as “Valle de la Luna” (above and below) fascinating landscape, serenaded with Andean Pan Pipes for a short while! In the background you can just make out the La Paz Golf course. My travel buddy for the trip, Mark, is/was an occasional reporter for Sky Sports, and took himself off there for a round and to get a story while he was there!
Anyway, back to the title of this post. I took only three (!) cameras with me on this trip. One was the Canon 20D, my first digital SLR, I’d purchased a couple of years earlier. Why I didn’t keep it longer and wear it out, rather than spending thousands changing and “up-grading” I’ll never know, but that’s another story for another time too. I also took my EOS 5 (film not 5D digital) and 20 rolls of Fuji Sensia 100. I loaded the first roll in on my arrival and never shot a frame in the end. I shot digital video and stills. And so it was for a couple of further trips, but slowly film made it’s way back in again!
I’m working through my archive to single out some of the better travel photo’s I’ve made for a project that should keep me busy for a while, so thought I’d share a few here!
Chatter: Canon 20D loaded with a Compact Flash Card (exciting huh!)
S.H.O.U.T. 
Nice pictures and I enjoyed the words as well. I vacillate between film and digital as well.
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Hello! and many thanks! These days I seem to use film much more than digital, but for a while this wasn’t the case! Bolivia was the really the start of the “film desert”! – Cheers Andy
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