Joseph S
Joseph Scanlon Joined: June 28th 2005
Logged in: April 9th 2006
Logged in: April 9th 2006
Travel Blog Posts
South Pacific Sunset on my last day in Peru
Seen from the upper deck of Naylamp Hostel, almost the perfect place for such an event. It is my last night in Peru, I just watched my last Peruvian sunset over the south Pacific Ocean with a gentle off shore breeze, the weather is perfect as I sip my beer and listen to the tales of several other travellers and spin some of my own. The little town of Huanchaco, just up the coast from Trujillo, has provided the perfect place to decompress from a busy trip. The town sits along a crescent on the coastline and is turning into a bit of a surfing destination due to the two breaks along the coast here. More importantly, it is just the beach, which is always the place to end a trip. I arrived after an overnight ... read more
Huaraz for the Plaza de Armas, Cordillera Blanca in the distance looking south
Well, it is the final hours of a 14 day stay in and out and around the city of Huaraz and I must say that I’m glad to be moving on. My experiences here have been somewhat bittersweet and the expectations of adventure and accomplishment have fallen short. I also can’t say that I like Huaraz all that much either. Here’s the breakdown: The morning after (there’s got to be…name that movie theme song!) arriving in Cusco, I took a taxi to the airport almost 3 hours before I needed to get there because of the impending taxi strike at 6 am. Almost everyone flying that day, at whatever time, was already there too. Luckily, LAN Peru is a very organized airline and had employees trolling the check-in line for passengers of the early flights and ... read more
Map Cafe
First, Hi to all the new readers, Erika (twenty one and looking great!, can I see your student card please?) Kirsty (also 21 but just a few days older than Erika and looking great), Lucas (how´s your girlfriend in Cusco?), Helene and Nicole (Sorry I did not get to say goodbye at Machu Picchu, I had a great time with both of you!), Rowan and Marco (the hike up Wannu Picchu was stunning) and Emerick (great to meet you and your mom on that long taxi ride) Get that coffee going, it a long one. Final moments in Cusco and then.... Well, one last night in Cusco proved to be quite spectular. The Boys and I met Kirsty and Erica at MAP Cafe for what turned out to be an amazing dinner. The place, as you ... read more
Plaza de Aramas in the morning
The last days of Cusco! As Cusco wears on we are really looking forward to some new experiences. This city is becoming annoying with all the people trying to sell you something, you can’t relax in the plaza with a book for more than a few minutes without someone trying to sell you something or shine your shoes or get you to eat in their restaurant. The best way to avoid this is the internet café’s and hanging out at the school or just keeping moving. I can’t wait to shed my ever present day pack, get some real exercise and be out in the natural world again. I can’t wait to get out of town and on the Inca Trail. My only comforts these days are morning coffee at the same café with Jake and ... read more
Peak above Sacred Valley
¡Hola todos! Grab a cup of coffee, it is another long one. By the way, thanks for all the positive feedback on the blog so far. I am no longer having trouble with uploading photos so enjoy. Thursday, June 30th The first week of Spanish classes are coming to a close for us and sitting in class for 4 hours every afternoon while the city of Cusco hums and buzzes is not an easy task. Add to the fact that I have spent most mornings this week trying to sleep in and recover from being ill and feeling weak only to get up, head to the cybercafé and spend hours uploading photos to no avail (looks like a big slideshow and wine dinner when I get back folks, for the rest not in SF, once I ... read more
¡Hola! from Cusco, Well, it has been a very busy and eventful and exciting first week here in Peru. As many of you were shocked to hear, this is my first trip to a country off the North American continent. There have been some things that I expected, some things that were surprises, some things that take a little getting used to and some things that are just too familiar that I thought I could escape from for a while but cannot. So now that I’ve settled into a bit of a groove here in Cusco, I have finally made the time to get some details of the trip down before they fade away into blurry and scrambled memories. Jake and I arrived at the airport right at the same time; we thought this was a ... read more
