Blogs from Lima, Peru, South America - page 165

Right then. Lets try this travelblog lark! If it all goes wrong, blame it on Bouffant... it was his idea. Sorry if I ramble a bit. The idea I suppose is that it serves as a travel journal rather than just an email to update you on the highlights. Therefore, feel free to ignore it and I´ll just bore you when I get back. That said, it tells me when people log on so if you want to boost my ego, just click on the link and then shut it down. I won´t know any different..... Been in Lima for two-ish days now. The flight to Madrid was a shocker! Usually I put on a brave face with turbulence as Sophie doesn´t really like flying. However, I´m sure I was visibly terrified. I used to love ... read more

Hey duderinos! I have been thinking that I want to share something with you all. I felt inspired a few weeks ago when I visited Huaraz. If you have seen the pictures of the lagoon I have posted on here, you will surely notice that it is absolutely unbelievable. While I was there marveling at this beautiful, natural lagoon, I looked around me. The 5 or 6 others that I was with were completely quiet and resting themselves. A few of them were even sleeping. What was interesting was that everything surrounding the lagoon was rock. Large, sharp rocks. So, I had an epiphany. Even in the stone, people were sleeping and resting. When one thinks of rest, they think of a warm, soft place, right? Well, we were exhausted because we had walked a ton ... read more

Buenos dias a todos! This past weekend, I went to "La Selva". The translation is "jungle" or "forrest", I think. I didn't refer to any sort of dictionary so feel free to correct me if I am wrong. At any rate, it was something else. It was probably the most dangerous thing that I have ever done. It is important though to add that I didn't enter the DEEP jungle. I guess you could say that I was in the "suburbs" of the jungle. The outer suburbs. The suburbs of the suburbs. Ok, back to the danger. It was very dangerous. I almost died or was seriously injured a handful of times. You see, it is very humid in the jungle, and all of the rocks are slippery. Also, if you slip or fall on the ... read more

Most people say that Lima is a dangerous place and to avoid it, today we found out that it is dangerous place but I still wouldnt say avoid it as there are some fascinating places to see. I managed to hook up with a group of 6 solo travellers and we went to find the smallest church in the world, we wandered off the tourist track slightly and one of our group had her camera stolen out of her hand by 2 guys. We spent a while in the police station and they were very slow but escorted us to the church we wanted to see but it was closed!! Despite that the last 2 days we have seen a lot, in Lima central we saw some catacombs where bones and skulls were arranged in pretty ... read more

Para todo el viaje habra una explicacion breve en Español y seguida otra en Ingles. For the whole trip there will be a first explanation in Spanish and another one in English. Despues de confirmarme que me habian perdido la maleta y de 28 horas de viaje (tuve que hacer escala en Frankfurt y en Toronto) llegue a Lima a las 2 de la mañana y busque el Hostal (una casa con habitaciones llevada por una sola persona y bastante destartalada sin letretro en la entrada) donde hospedarme. El taxista no se paraba en los semaforos porque decia que era peligroso :S Lima es una capital y poco mas. Muy grande, con muchisima gente pero no demasiado bonita, ni siquiera demasiado interesante. No hay fotos de esta parte del viaje porque no me parecio que ... read more