Matador - buses

Back in the Metropolis

VickiElizabeth — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:35:55 -0500

La Paz is an absolutely insane city. It is th highest capital city in the world, which is enough to leave you literally breathless, and it is a bizarre mix of the old and the new, indigenous Aymara and Quechua culture, witches markets, churches, gringo bars and the most hideously dangerous roads....

We Do Love to Whinge About Public Transport

ricardo_emp — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:29:34 -0500

Right now, were I in my hometown of London and still commuting, I would be furious, spitting blood and most probably screaming obscenities at the striking tube workers. It is after all a national pastime to complain about such things. We are obsessed with it. If we cannot whinge about public...

Planes, trains, and automobiles...

RamblinLiz — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:00:44 -0500

Well, I'm up in northern Maine waiting for word on a local writing gig. In the meantime, I have no car, and I am completely at the mercy of those who are willing to give me a ride or lend me their vehicle. And whenever I'm stuck in this predicament, I always start reminiscing about all the...

"Accidents, Injuries and Fatalities" - Colombian Bus Trips...Getting to Mompox

ricardo_emp — Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:56:31 -0500

I always find it rather disconcerting, perhaps I should say unsettling each time I stride into a bus station in Colombia. Not because I feel that I am going to be fleeced by tricky individuals intent of freeing a gringo of his possessions, sure these people are about, but as yet I have avoided them and...

Piggyback to morrisabroads Bolivia blog: 2day bolivian bus trip featuring flat tires & people peeing/pooping/vomiting themselves

Stu — Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:01:30 -0500

The following 52 hour day trip from Bolivia to Buenos Aires, ARG was the antithesis of fun.

Uyuni, Bolivia: Friday, June 16th
4:50AM: Wake up to catch 5:30 Bus
5:20AM: See bus pulling out, so I chase after it and bang on the door. Driver shakes his head at me, indicating that it wasn't my bus and...

Weeks 15, 16 and 17- Stupid Bureaucracies, Stupid Language Barriers, and Lovely Drunken People on Buses

jollyhippo — Sun, 5 Nov 2006 09:18:14 -0600

Well hello, long time no see! I apologize for the horrifically long update absence (ahem 3 weeks), but I have been incredibly busy lately dealing with stupid bureaucracies, stupid flatmates, and yes, lovely drunken people on buses (am I being title-repetitive?). As always, here is my summary of the...

Orange you glad knock knock jokes aren´t told anymore?

Stu — Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:46:52 -0500

I taged along with one of my friends to Horcon, Chile, a local fisherman´s town that smells like rotten fish and seagull poop. That being said, it was prettyish. Because I was tagging along, my friend (Shivit from Israel) was calling the shots, and issued a strong desire to get there asap. So we...

Week 1- Let the Crap Lugging Begin

jollyhippo — Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:40:56 -0500

Week 1
Day 1… and little bit before Day 1 as well…
Today’s Subject: My Thirty-Pound Penis
And they’re off! Well, she is. Welcome to Day 1 of Leah Lugs Crap Around the World, which conveniently abbreviates into a nice play on words/subliminal message- LLCARTW. After months of planning, weeks...