Current Location: Cusco, Peru. Soon to be Puno, Peru Its hard to put into words what Machu Picchu is like, so I will simply say that it is astonishing. Even with seeing it on virtually every Peru travel-mag cover ever made, I still was not prepared for the awesomeness of the site. After exploring the ruins and climbing Huaynapicchu it struck me that the crumbling buildings and the terraces are not what make Macchu Picchu impressive, it is the terrain that the Incas built them on that makes them something special. There is hardly a spot in the whole place where [View Full Entry]

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Current Location: Cusco, Peru My time in Huaraz went by much faster than I would have liked. I was only in the city a day before I found my self drinking beer with a local trekking guide, Edgar, planning out a hurried two day trek through the Ishinca Valley with the ultimate goal of summiting Mt. Urus. Urus stands at just under 17,800 ft and while it is not considered a technical climb, Edgar was quite specific that it would not be an easy climb. It is a part of the Cordillera Blanca range The five hour trek through the Ishinca [View Full Entry]

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Current Location: Huaraz The last few days have been to say the least absolutly miserable. After leaving Huanchaco beach I headed into Trujillo with a couple of guys from Sweden? Ireland? Cant remember exactly where. The beach had left us all sunburned, and had somehow filled my backpack with about a pound of sand, weird considering it had never left the safety of the hostel. Huanchaco was great, but I was ready to hit up the big city for a comfortable bed and a hot shower. Out innitial plan was to have a fun night out on the town before Nels [View Full Entry]

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Current Location: Trujillo (Huanchaco), Peru Huanchaco is a small fishing village just to the north of Trujillo, famous for its reed boats (Caballitos de Tortora) which local fishermen still use to help bring in their catches. I really ended up in Huanchaco by chance. Four days ago while still in Montanita, Ecuador I met up with an Irish bloke and together, we set off on a mad, three day, bus/taxi blurr through Southern Ecuador, finally parting ways in Macara 3km from the border. In the bus station I had the choice between either going to Trujillo or Talara. The most I [View Full Entry]

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Still havent been able to upload any pictures onto my site, I will try again when I next have a fast internet connection. Its pretty slow here on the coast. In the span of four days I have found my way from Quito to Manta, and then to the town of Mantanita about 90 miles farther South. This place is amazing. Accept for the weather (it has been cloudy, and cold so far), this small town has everything I could ever want. Prices are cheap, the food is great, the beach is beautiful, tons of girls, a few great bars, and [View Full Entry]

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For the past month I have been in the Amazon jungle and out of range of the internet, for any of you who have been wondering about my long absense. I actually arrived back in Quito more than a week ago, but for the past six days I have been bed ridden in the State hospital of Quito. It seems that during my time in the jungle I contacted a fairly serious infection in the heel of my right foot, complements to a small insect that found my flesh to be a very satisfactory place to live. My entire foot was [View Full Entry]

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Today is my third full day in Quito and I am alreadybeginning to get itchy feet for a change of scenery. Luckily I have been assured by Jascivan that by Tuesday I will be in an entirely new world. I will be leaving Quito monday, on a red-eye, four hour bus ride to the city of Coca. From all that I have heard about Coca it is not a very nice place to spend your time. Its economy is entirely based around oil production from within the amazon, partially from within the Huaorani´s territory. As a side note I have been [View Full Entry]

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Its finally hear. Tomorrow I head down to Ecuador, and the Amazon rain forest. For the next two months I will be working with an organization called tropiceco, mapping out an area of land for conservation. The project will be in cooperation with the local Huaorani tribe, so that both the eco-lodge and the tribe can benefit from the land. I will be in Quito until Monday,where I will meet up with the project manager (Jascivan), hop on a 4 hour bus ride to the city of Coca and finally take a small boat into the heart of the jungle. If [View Full Entry]

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