We arrived in Santa Rosa, Peru to finish off our time in Peru. It was not much of a town. Dirt roads, small huts, and dirty. Luckily, we only had to go through a quick customs line and we were off on a 3 minute boat ride into Leticia, Colombia. In this region 3 countries come together. To the west is Peru. Northeast is Colombia. Southeast is Brazil. From the water you can see all three. When we landed in Colombia, we knew instantly that we were in a different country. Unlike Peru, Colombia has money and it is apparent. The streets were paved and there were stores for companies such as Puma and Nike in buildings that looked as though they would last through an Earthquake (sorry to all those whos lives were lost in ... read more

Hellllllloooo! Well I just finished up my volunteering position at The Way Inn Lodge in Huaraz. It was an incredible month, but I am excited to get back on the road and do some traveling. During my month stay I worked mostly with Natalie and the Manager Pete (a kiwi (New Zealander)) along with two Peruvians. Rosa, the cleaning lady, and Ilario the cook. We all got along very well. Most of our days were spent waking up at about 7 am to enjoy the amazing mornings that the place had to offer. The mountains surrounding the lodge are indescribeable. They just tower over the area and they call your name every day to climb them. During my stay I only climbed 1 of the two mountains named Churupita, but it was to a height above ... read more

Hello Again! It is now a day after my birthday and the celebration continues tonight back in Cusco. Since we last spoke....or I spoke (wrote) and you read and maybe responded I have been having an amazing time. Cusco has proven to be the most exciting town that I have visited on my trip thus far. The people are nice, the street vendors are as crazy as people come, the views are incredible, and the night life never stops. Cusco is quite a touristy town, but that also means that there are plenty of backpackers here as well...many of which get stuck here for months at a time. I spent my first night in town at another hostal named Loki Backpackers which has seen major success at their various hostals in South America. It houses many ... read more

Well my last few blogs have now been deleted due to server problems with Travelblog. The past week and a half have been fun filled. I spent 3 days in the center of Lima mostly hanging out with a fun Canadian girl named Arielle and a Peruvian guy I met on the plane named Jose. Jose invited me to have breakfast and lunch my first morning (which I may have mentioned in my last blog entry which was deleted). I was amazed at how friendly the people are here. The rest of the days Arielle and I mostly just walked around the city, eating food at random places and seeing what Lima had to offer besides a consistent cloud cover. We found a fun park in the middle of the city where there was an abundant ... read more

:Sorry, we are too busy to connect your call at this time, please try again later. This is what I had to listen to over and over again for hours today from the Passport Agency. I am attempting to get my passport on time for my trip which begins in less than 2 weeks time. In addition to getting my passport, many other details need to be dealt with as well. For instance, writing this blog entry to learn how to use it efficiently while I am paying by the hour for internet service ($1 /hr might get expensive if I acciently wander into myfreepaysite.com for periods at a time) I also need to go buy a bunch of items to prepare myself for the trek. Clothes, shoes, locks, duct tape, etc. Anyway, I must ... read more