Not bad for the first time

Followed by a rather interesting crash

July 18th 2008
After our journey concluded with Roberto, We had a day and a half in Huacachina. This is a place that looks exactly like the dunes of Arizona, mixed in with a Middle Eastern Oasis and a younger backpacking crowd. I decided to take a shot and got myself a lesson in sandboarding. Let me say this now, IT IS WAY HARDER THAN IT LOOKS! I personally have never snowboarded or skied, so this was entire ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Huacachina

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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Hi! My name is Lisa and I love to travel to experience other cultures and have fun doing the unexpected along the way. I love ancient history and archaeology (particularly of the Egypt and Levant). I am a bit of an amatuer photographer, last year I got a D-300 and had to learn to use it on our trip to the Galapagos. I had a horrible time, then I found out my problem, my lens was malfunctioning! I have spent a fair amount of traveling before I started this blog, with trips to Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, England, Belize, Guatamala, Mexico, China (Mainland and H... full info

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