Visas for Bolivia Travel

The newest preoccupation in my life is a new law that was passed last week by the Bolivian Government that will require all US Citizens traveling to Bolivia to obtain a tourist visa prior to entering the country. But, I held off on reporting this development because it appears that this measure will not take effect until March sometime at the earliest, so if I leave on my current scheduled departure date (Feb. 21) I will just sneak in and avoid having to comply with it.

In the last post I shared my broad goals for the year, but here are some of the things I am specifically looking forward to in 2007:

• Not moving three times in one year
• Being visited this summer by my parents and sharing with them the project that has been my passion for the last 3 1/2 years!
  
• Argentina!! That's right, I'm tentatively planning a trip in December/Jan '08 to Argentina while the school is closed down for the summer. The itinerary is still up in the air, but I am looking at visiting Mendoza, Bariloche and possibly Tierra del Fuego. If anyone wants to come along, I'd love some company! Hiking, sightseeing, relaxing and indulging on lots of cheap high quality steak will be the main events
  
• Moto rides around Trinidad
• Empanadas, Cuñapes, fresh fruit juice and lots of beef
• Learning guitar! (surprised some of you with this one!)
• Exploring more of Bolivia including hopefully Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt desert in the world!
  
• Fellowship with the students/staff at La Palmera