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Aussie Tourist Imprisoned Illegally 2 Weeks in Ecuador
By Roger Keays, 30 June 2012
Let me begin by saying I don't want to jeopardise Julian Assange's application for asylum in Ecuador. What happened to me here was unfortunate but Assange needs help and now I know how that feels.
So then.
What happened to me exactly? How did I end up in prison?
Simple.
So I overstayed my visa.
Did I want to overstay my visa?
No.
I tried twice to renew my visa. First I went to Peru for a week and on returning the border official told me he couldn't issue me a new tourist visa, but I could enter with the remaining three days of my old visa and go to the ministry and get an extension.
My girlfriend and I went directly to the ministry and we were told that actually "you need 30 days to apply for a new visa", but "Don't worry. If you overstay there's no fine, and you can't get arrested".
They were half right.
There was no fine.
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10 Weird Things About Bolivia
By Roger Keays, 19 September 2011
Most travelers going through Bolivia hit the tourist attractions on the west side of the country before heading to Chile. Somehow I managed to spend nearly three months in Bolivia. My friends are intrigued by how long I spent there, so I thought I'd make a little list of the best and weirdest things about Bolivia. Clearly they are missing out.
1. Kangaroos Are From Africa
When people ask me where I'm from my stock routine is to make them guess. I have a few clues to help them out and the last is "Where they have kangaroos". In Bolivia I just made this my first clue and the most common response was "Africa?"
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