GringoAnciano's Guestbook

Happy new year
Exciting day in the life of a South American city. Not unlike Britain really (well, occasionally). Again keep safe, but it looks like you have so far.# If you can change my email address on your blog circulation list I'll get your messages even sooner as I don't look at my fsnet account so often these days. Chris

Lima
Sorry I missed this earlier blog due to being in Australia in October to mid November. Hope there have been no more medical adventures since your blackout. I've heard of anti-malarials having strange side effects but never heard of anyone who actually suffered one. Havwe a safe continued trip!

Cusco
Great blog. Nice photo of a mountain top Inca village that isn't Macchu Picchu (or doesn't look like it). Very friendly looking llamas that don't look as though they are about to spit at you. When Obama was first elected president someone said he looked forward to the day when the USA would get into an argument with Peru over the import of its native animals, just so he could see the newspaper headline 'Obama-llama ding dong'.

Kites hitting free air
Well it's good to know air is free in Peru and that kites can hit it, or maybe that should free air hitting the kites. Come to think of it I'd be more likely to s*** myself on one of those motor rickshaws. Good to know you're finding interesting things to see and do.

Where are the people?
Cali seems to be missing a population. Did you see anyone apart from the single person poised at the top of the steps, presumably also having failed to find a map? Maybe nobody can find the place because there are no maps. Maybe it's not even on the map and you were in a parallel universe... Hope someone shows up next time.

Columbia
Nice to hear of your travels. The look of Medellin is refreshingly different from my preconceptions. Best wishes for continued safety and interesting encounters. There's probably a joke to be made with the name Medellin but it might be moderated out.