June 17, 2008
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Baad Bad Roads! (RIP Paul Davis)
North Yungas Road, aka “Road of Death”, Bolivia:
This road cuts through the Bolivian Andes, running almost 70 km from La Paz to Coroico. It travels nearly 3,600 meters down and is comprised almost entirely of narrow hairpin curves. Unfortunately, their is no safety net below off the side of the road, and as you can see from the picture, the drop is quite severe. While you’re smart enough to read about this road before attempting to travel it, between 100-200 people a year over estimate their driving abilities, leading to their unfortunate death. Constructed in the 1930’s by Paraguayan prisoners, it would be easy to assume that they built it to be this treacherous on purpose. North Yungas Road is most frequently traveled by trucks and busses, which makes it’s span of merely three meters wide almost as terrifying as looking out the window when on it. If you still don’t fear the “Road of Death” be warned, these conditions are only what you would experience in the dry season. Let’s hope you don’t get stuck there in the rain.
A mountain road in Bolivia considered one of the world’s worst. Most of it contains narrow road with drop-offs hundreds of feet at the edge. This road is one way for the most part.
Try this one in northern Siberia, frozen in the winter and in spring….. it thaws!!
If your looking to travel to Yakutsk, this is road is the only option you have. As you can see, you’ll be traveling on more mud than actual road so let’s hope you’re friends with a local tow truck driver! Expect traffic to come to a stop as many will wait for this 30 km long road to dry enough to considering driving on. But being a mud road isn’t the only thing that makes it dangerous. Many expects suspect underground gas leaks, supported by the reports from a majority of motorists who have survived car accidents on this road claiming that they can’t remember what happened. Perhaps Yakutsk isn’t worth visiting after all.
China anyone??
Guoliang Tunnel in the Taihang Mountains, China
Before May 1st 1977 the only hope of making it to the small village on the other side of the mountain was to follow the along the rock foot path. In 1972 workers began a five year process of creating this 1,200 meter long tunnel, spanning 4 meters wide and 5 meters high. Wear and tear over the years has caused this tunnel to become uneven, but don’t worry, the view from the thirty plus windows will make your journey on this road even scarier.
Contribution from the Alps:
Philipines –
WHEW! TAKE CARE…
p.s. April saw the passing of this master of ”smooth” rock…
I GO CRAZY!, COOL NIGHT, 65 LOVE AFFAIR and others. I loved his music and looked forward to each new release.
Paul Davis
Birth name
Paul Lavon Davis
Born
21 April 1948(1948-04-21)
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Died
22 April 2008 (aged 60)
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Genre(s)
Soul, country, pop
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1966 – 2008
Label(s)
Bang, Arista, Epic, Razor & Tie, Collectables
Website
http://www.myspace.com/pauldavis2006
Paul Davis was 60. RIP
Comments (15)
Aw man – RIP Mr. Davis. Now I’m gonna have 65 Love Affair in my head the rest of the night…curses!
Love that road – we watched a show about it on the Travel Channel or something like that…scary.
God, I remember those songs…thanks for bringing back memories.
thanks
I actually lived there for three years, and even though that’s not a very long time, those were three important growing years and because of that it’s become home to me.
Wow! I think it would be nerve-wreaking justt to WALK one of those treacherous roads, let alone try to DRIVE one. And riding a bus on one, where your fate is in the hands of someone else? Forget it!!
Those are some scary roads. Wow. Well done little report!
WOW those are some scary roads…
Even the best car brakes can’t break the tension. >_<
Hey. Thanks for stopping by! These are some amazing pictures and hair-raising turns. Do you think there’s a connection between danger and beauty?
@BoureeMusique - Hi beautiful! I definitely believe there is a distinct correlation between dangar and beauty. DEFINITELY.
RYC: Haha, we used to have a rabbit…long time ago. Except he was one of them outdoor types we got at a farm. We just kept him in a cage in our backyard and he was pretty evil–used to bite and stuff. When we got our dog we set him free in the wild to live out his final days. hahaha
@Fizzics - Can’t you just imagine it though? And Siberia?? You could be there for months I bet.
@kissthewake - uh oh. His final TWO days perhaps. Dogs of any ilk love non-wild rabbits I’m afraid. Hawks too. Anyway, his evilness deserved it. Can’t even imagine a rabbit bite. Like a cow bite? Ha! Take care.
@angi1972 -
@angi1972 - They didn’t include roads you trek in man-eating tiger areas, or the one I mentioned awhile back in Afar where they will trap your car and cut off the man’s penis for the sport of it. Hmm… Different kinds of danger.
@DebsWorld -
@Barbelo - I never knew what Paul Davi looked like until he passed away. Tunes that last though, eh?
Yep, Davis is a nice place, but I keep the personal stuff private online. It’s a decent city/town in the middle of a field, population ~60,000. There isn’t much of an urban lifestyle there, so folks usually end up creating their own fun.
reminds me of the roads in Jamaica
Will invariably have their unique dreams forever! Trust yourself!
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