Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 179

17 Abril - Cusco It is Monday night and I am in my room suffering from what might be a sinus infection. I am much better now than I was yesterday. I knew I would get sick, because I went out two nights in a row and didn't give myself enough time to sleep. Plus these bars are filled with cigarette smoke. And, I think I injured my vocal chords singing while dancing and having a great time. That'll teach me, right? My excuse is that I am looking for interaction. I have been feeling lonely lately, needing to fill a gap left by Stacy and by leaving my friends and family to travel. Luckily, travelers from around the world feel the same pangs and it is easy to make new friends. You have to get ... read more

We will start at the beginning, On the 9th we had to find Inka Wasi ( the travel company that was guiding us on the Inca Trail) but no, not so easy. We were given a street name that did not actually exist and also that day the elections were on and most things were closed so it proved to be quite a challenge. We were supposed to check in with the company the day before the trek, so it is easy to see that we were getting a little stressed that it was closed. We went back to place they were supposed to be 3 times and as they say, third time lucky. They were open at 5pm and apparently the admin guy had been waiting outside since 8:30am for people like us, but he ... read more

10 Abril - Cusco I walked around Cusco tonight like a ghost. Very few people acknowledged my presence or even made eye contact with me. This is in stark contrast to last night and even earlier today, where everywhere you turn there are children of all ages accosting you to buy this or that, and I've been followed a couple of times by presumably would-be pickpockets. But not tonight. I walked all through the city for about three hours, through some pretty run down areas, and the dogs gave me the most notice. I don't know why, possibly because this is the first day of the holy week prior to Easter, and there were thousands of people here for a ceremony in the Plaza de Armas. What a huge event that was. The whole thing is ... read more

No, not some sordid Iberian sexual peccadillo involving a donkey and a large chorizo that one might see advertised in a phonebox (French lessons?, A & O levels?), but rather stringent pedagogy in a language school in Cusco. My memories of school are mixed. The camaraderie of misehaviour always appealed, but the scars of wedgies gone wrong are slow to heal, and I didn't relish the rigour of excercising my mind any more than was sufficient to remain conscious. Still, the prospect of continuing to flounder for the remainder of my South American journey rankled enough to force me back to study. Day 1 and after inspecting my lodgings and cleaning the contents of the previous occupant's nose from the wall next to my bed, I embarked on a(nother) tour of the city with some ten ... read more

Uma cidade interessante An interesting city... read more