http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Jeff-and-Lycia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Jeff and Lycia en-us Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:21:40 +0000 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:21:40 +0000 This is froma few days ago since I am drinking gin today I should probably get busy with anotherWell we canrsquot say that we werenrsquot warned. We were told that taking this vacation during a time political upheaval would probably lead to us being eye to eye with some unsavory elements and boy was that an understatement. We ended up standing next to one of the most horribly corrupt p http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Ceiba/blog-417495.html I'm tired and will not have a chance to proofread this for a bit...read only if that doesnt scare youThats what has become of us it seems that is all we are now. Where once there were two thinking sentient human beings with emotions and feelings to share there are now just two gastroenterological wrecks.For me this is hardly a problem as a fellow for whom the word 'civilized' has hardly http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lambayeque/Chiclayo/blog-196692.html We should have been miserable coming off a 20 hour bus ride but finished the trip feeling really well rested and happy. It had us confused for a bit untill we remembered we are out of Bolivia and have made it back to a country that has figured out how to pave its roads. Pleasant.We finished Cusco with a day of white water rafting and now I think when I grow up I want to be a professional raf http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/blog-195763.html So Machu Pichu...one of the 7 wonders of the world and all that shit. The Incas spend a damn long time building a damn beautiful city stonework that you wouldnt believe a wonderous setting...and this is actually the only city they sucessfully hid from those ravenous Spanish douchebags who took apart every other Incan city they found in order to use the stones to build houses for their syphilli http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Machu-Picchu/blog-194424.html Am I being an anal jerk or am i right to feel like i got scammed on my death rideSo the World Health Organization actually declared this specific road in Bolivia The worlds most dangerous. A bunch of busses some driven by completely obliterated drunks others by just semi drunks go over 500 meter cliffs on a painfully twisting graveldirt road each year and Bolivia feels like something has http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Yungas-Road/blog-194267.html we are not...we are still in cuzco unaffected by the earthquake and completely allright.We did write to the red cross to see if they needed help in the disaster areas but inexperienced doofusseems to be not what they were looking for. Our offer was actually turned down.As usual in a hurry still no chance to finish the last blog entry or the 3 in my head from before that. We are off on some http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/blog-193278.html Cant wait till we get back to the US...these bizness ideas of ours are just all ready to boom. Youve got to look for emerging markets and when I think of holes in the US restaurant industry I really see potential in Cuyerias. Cuyerias seem to be the thing here in the Peruvuan Andes a town of 800 may have 4 or 5. Thats a more than just a trend folks. The problem is that I just dont think http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/blog-193029.html If anybody is checking google news everyday for tales of 2 drunken idiot tourists getting burned by looting mobs in Arequipa I have either good or bad news for you. We escaped and the worse injury we had to survive was sleepy eyes.Our last night in Arerquipa while all of our hotelmates took our idea and chartered a bus to get the hell out of Dodge we drank. Seemed like a choose your adjective http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Copacabana/blog-190982.html So we are way behind in blogging but that doesnt mean we are way behind in tragedy and misadventure. Ill slowly work backwards over the last 2 weeks but we will start with what i still remember...yesterday.So we are now in Tupiza which is a mix of an 1800s western town a 1950s Norman Rockwell painting and more stylistically mixed up teenage bolivian punk rockers than most of you have http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Tupiza/blog-190976.html as a good bye to civilization. 3rd day in la paz a city that by reading this right now you are now legally obligated to move here next year with us. Dont worry you won't regret it. Cheapest craziest most beautiful city we have seen yet. Of course If it's so darn great you must be wondering why are me and Lycia at a computer terminal right now instead of giggling at adorable old indian http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-183505.html If anybody is checking google news everyday for tales of 2 drunken idiot tourists getting burned by looting mobs in Arequipa I have either good or bad news for you. We escaped and the worse injury we had to survive was sleepy eyes.Our last night in Arerquipa while all of our hotelmates took our idea and chartered a bus to get the hell out of Dodge we drank. Seemed like a choose your adjecti http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Copacabana/blog-182461.html Well...I dont write as eloquently as Jeff however he is busy trying to find us a Peruvian Punk Rock Show.....so your stuck with me. Anyway our travel plans are temporarily on hold as we are unable to leave Arequipa. I dont even know where to start the last few days have been so action packed. Lets see Ill try to start from the begining. We left our beautiful hotel in Haucachina surrounde http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Arequipa/Arequipa/blog-180995.html The daily grind of being a professional losing poker player for me and a bookkeepper for Lycia has been too much for a while. While I tossed around ideas like becoming a bank president or an astronaut and Lycia considered the field of overpaid consulting we sadly realized that between her skills and my lack thereof it would mean we never would be able to work together...untill we came to Huac http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Ica/Huacachina/blog-179786.html Ah Peru...the culture the history the landscape thats what some come for. Lycia and I though we prefer the tear gas. And what angry mob had the ancient and historic district of downtown Lima on lockdown Why were there thousands of riot cops armed to the gills and commanding assault vehicles with angry teeth painted on them Who else could cause such mayhem but marauding retired schoolte http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/blog-178217.html House is subletted bills are paid that may be a first and I've been being mean to the cats so they won't miss us when we leave. 70 days in Peru and Bolivia coming right on up. Leaving July 4th unbelievably bad timing. For 5 years I've been waiting to see an American take back the world championship in Hot Dog eating and for the first time since that Japanese rascal Kobayashi ate his way in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/New-Orleans/blog-172043.html