Ever since throwing a lot of money at a very silly but fun bicycle, I've been in the knowing of those mysterious Nazca lines. So it always was shortlisted as a destination. Having spoken to other travellers around as well, we also knew that like many other small peruvian cities, there would not be many other reasons to actually stay very long in the city of Nazca! No surprises there. So, after stretching the Huacachina stay untill Thursday morning, and knowing we already had bus tickets from Nazca to Cusco for Friday night, it would leave us with little over 24 [View Full Entry]

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Bimbo Pan, siempre rico, siempre fresco! Translation: Bimbo bread, always delicious, always fresh! Doesn´t really translate....... Find a funny Peru souvenir here, I've already got 3 t-shirts!! [View Full Entry]

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Huacachina was one of those places in Peru which is not top of the tourist list, but the closer you get to it, the more people end up talking about it, and eventually you end up spending FAR much more time there then you'd ever have thought! Simple reason. From Lima south most seems a desert. Most cities have a Plaza de Armas, some churches and maybe, if they're big or old enough a cathedral and some colonial buildings. The rest is a rag-tag of unfinished and unattractive buildings, not made any more atractive by the average peruvian's inability to find [View Full Entry]

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Pisco. there is very little that one can really say about pisco. for those of you that have been fortunate enough to have experienced the joys of a little town in Cambodia called Battambang, then some vivid images should come to mind instantly. probably the infamous words of the Badman "we're on the first bus outta here" also come to mind quickly. then again, we were in Pisco for a reason. not pisco sours as one might think ... we would have to wait until the ICA provence for that. it was an island where sea going birds like to flock. [View Full Entry]

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I think one of the main reasons why we were looking forward to Lima was being back at sea level again, and thus, hopefully, feeling a bit warmer! Alas, we'd been warned that there would be too much fog. And so the story would be. Also, the suggestion was made to stay in Miraflores, the "ritzier" tourist part of Lima, in the Inka Hostal. I think neither we would recommend to anyone, unless you like concrete, shopping malls, and have industrial strength ear plugs. But anyways, it's still the nation's capital, and there were things to be seen. So we made [View Full Entry]

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We´d mentioned it in our La Paz entry, Cholita wrestling. We didn´t get to go, but Jen did on her way back. Have a look at how these ladies treat their men here, enjoy!!! (click on the link below) [url="http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=playmovie&movie_id=17826&go=jbryce" target="_blank"]Jen´s video [View Full Entry]

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It had to be done. Ever since the Dragoman truck experience, which had 2 postcards with roasted guinnea pig on it, we knew that it had to be ordered and consumed in Peru!! The saying is, a picture says more than a 1000 words, so we´ll let the photos do the talking, comic book style !! One main reason why I waited till AFTER the Machu Picchu trek, was that I simply didn´t want to risk severe food poisoning BEFORE the trek. Wasn´t too bad in the end, and didn´t taste too bad either, a bit like a grilled rabbit...... but [View Full Entry]

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I guess that Machu Picchu was always going to be on the itinerary. And I guess it was also going to be one of the highlights. And I guess the only risk you would have here is just expecting too much. But none of that here. Luckily we did get to sleep 2 nights in a row in a bed, as we did get up well before the crack of dawn to try and make the first bus at 5.30am. All in the purpose of making it to the top before the sun comes up. It´s a bit hard to describe, [View Full Entry]

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when the inca trail is booked out months in advance and comprises mostly a beautiful stone pathway, largely uphill for 3 days, the best thing to do is choose a trekking option that involves spectacular mountain and jungle scenery and a slightly less harsh route for the feet. this is how we chose the salkantay to machu picchu trek. 5 days, 4 nights and trusty steeds that would carry 8kgs of our gear. nice one. day 1: pretty darn cold, straight through hot to freezing .... awake before the sparrows and the rooster has even thought of crowing and endure cold [View Full Entry]

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Cuzco was another city for which we had had so many different opinions, so again, best to enter with a smile and see how you go. The cab driver didn´t help, conveniently changing the 3 offer from Soles to Dollars by the time we´d jumped in. Whatdayado.... But yes, it is the sort of tourist town where around the central plaza you get haggled for anything from batteries to free/cheap drinks, alpaca underwear to free trips to the moon (and back if you ask, but make sure you do ask). It is also a very historic town, so plenty of churches, [View Full Entry]

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