Blogs from Piura, Peru, South America - page 11

I’m starting to think the whim of joining the call of the wild, volunteering in a Bolivian animal sanctuary may have been an overly-ambitious and possibly slightly silly call. But then, that’s grumpy, tired me. Me who has been in 3 countries and 9 cities in about the same number of days. Me who has had to negotiate a whole new set of eating and requirements, confusions and overfriendly locals on a daily basis. And most significantly, me who just had my first taste of crime - South American style … but more of that later… About a week ago I set out, with more than my quota of enthusiasm and possibly less than my due of common sense. The 50+ hours of bus hours ahead were a mere trifle and the call of the cats ... read more

Well we had a right good few days out there on the Inca Trail - super perfick it was - top weather, great guides (we never grew tired of our guide calling us his 'super mountain hikers') and a top banana group made for an uber good trek. Each day was pretty hard going what with being up high and with the heat and all that but the trail was excellent and the scenery was amazing pretty much all of the time. We were really well looked after on the trail too. Each day our super porters woke us up with a warm coca tea and then laid on a right good spread of a breakfast - then we would set off on the trail leaving said porters to pack up camp (tents - dining shelter ... read more

Vappua on taas, vappu on taas, haalarit taynna kossuu, vai miten se menikaan:) Hyvaa juhlapaivaa joka tapauksessa!! Ja muistakaa juoda tarpeeksi vappusimaa, ettei heliumpallot vie teita mukanaan, niin kuin kavi yhdelle ukkelille. Etsintoja jatkettiin muutaman paivan, mutta sinne jonnekin merelle se havisi. Paivantasaaja on ylitetty! Mukava paikka sinansa se paivantasaaja, vaaka nayttaa vahemman kuin missaan muualla ja se toimii myos eraanlaisena vedenjakajana, parin metrin etaisyydella toisistaan vesi pyorii lavuaarissa erisuuntiin?! Olikohan se joku koheesio- vai Coreolisvoima, no joka tapuksessa turistijippo sekin oli, luin jalkeenpain, etta yksin tama voima ei pysty muuttamaan vedenvirtaussuuntaa lavuaarissa. Taas mua huijattiin! Eipa sinansa mitaan uutta..taalla Perussa, varsinkin rahojen kanssa saa olla varuillaan, yrittavat usein antaa tyhmille turisteille vaihtorahoina jotain ... read more

Nederlands Ik ben eindelijk beginnen reizen, zat al wa lang op dezelfde plaats naar mijn goesting. Zelfs elke dag surfe en rustig pinte drinke op een terraske begint te vervele!... Vandaag ben ik in Máncora, prachtig surfstadje en vanavond vertrek ik naar Guayaquil in Ecuador om dan naar Montañitas door te reizen en daar Semana Santa te vieren! English Finally began travelling, too long in the same, (great) place, Huanchaco! Got fed up with going surfing and drinking lots of beers every day... Today I´m in Máncora, beautifull surfplace! Tonight travelling to Guayaquil in Ecuador Español Por fin estoy viajando! Estaba demasiado tiempo en Huanchaco, cada día surfear y tomar chelas fue vacán, pero no es por ke he venido! Ahora estoy en Máncora, pueblo de la puta madre:-) Esta noche viajo a Guay... read more

Man I´m a sucker for the beach. I guess when you´ve lived thousands of kilometers from the nearest ocean your whole life you have to soak it up while you can. Mancora has been good times. It´s a little town on the coast in the north of Peru, not far from the Ecuadorian border. I was lucky to find a room right on the beach, or just to find a room period. The place was pretty full and there aren´t many single rooms available. Harldy anyone travels in South America is traveling alone and I can see why. It´s quite a bit more expensive for accomodation when you can´t split a room with someone. I think the most common form of work is selling chiclets on the beach. People from 8-80 are out there making ... read more