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Day 2 of Trek! As of afternoon, future updates involving the Pisco Sour dance we've been promised for tonight will have to occur later Today is one of the light days of the trek. Only the morning was hiking and the afternoon was open for a horseback ride if people wanted to take one. I was tempted, but I've only ever been disappointed with horseback rides led by groups because they're so slow-going and all I want to do is make the horse run, or at least canter. I also decided a relaxing afternoon was in the cards after how fast paced this trip has been. ... read more
Šiandien pagaliau išsiruošiu paskraidyt parasparniu. Susiskambinu su Soren, kuris žadėjo man išnuomoti parasparnį. Jis sako, kad anksčiau kaip 2 valandą paprastai vėjo nebūna, tad anksčiau važiuoti neverta. Bet man iki parasparnių skraidavietė 2 valandos kelio, tad iš namų iškeliauju 12 val. Kaip tik 2 valandą būnu startavietėje, bet vėjas vis dar per silpnas. Atsisėdu laukti. Vėjas kiek sustiprėja ir pakyla keli parasparniai. Bet Sorenas dar neatvažiavęs, tad laukiu. Vėjas silpnokas. Po kiek laiko atvažiuoja Sorenas, bet vėjas taip ir nesustiprėja, tad lieku neskridęs. Vėl ilga kelionė namo. Šiandien vėl bandau važiuoti iki startavietės, o man kompaniją palaiko Maysa. Scenarijus panašus kaip ir vakar - 2 valandą vėjo nėra, 3 valandą vėjo nėra. Apie 4 val. vėjas kiek sustiprėja ir kaip tik tuo metu atvažiuoja Sorenas su parasparniu. V... read more
We thought we had experienced some horrendous bus journeys on the trip so far but the bus journey from Puno to Cusco was by far the worst yet. You might remember from the previous blog that we were getting the bus from La Paz to Puno. Well we arrived in Puno and we left as soon as we got there - the best way to describe it - a concrete jungle. When we were on the bus to Puno we ended up seeing the three Swedes again who told us they were getting another bus straight to Cusco that day. We found the guy who was selling the bus tickets and we were shown outside to wait for our bus. Around ten minutes later a bus pulls up to our platform which we had seen just ... read more
We got up around 7.00am, had a quick wash and checked out of our hostel. We made our way to what we were told was a bus station. We turned the corner and were immediately being waved, screamed and shouted at "Ollantaytambo!!!!!!!!!" "15 Soles!!!!!!". One of the quieter guys who was already taking two local women selling fruit and vegetables offered to take us for 10 Soles so we decided to go with him. Once we arrived we had about 1 hour and 30 minutes to kill so had a musli breakfast. After eating we made our way into the station to wait for our Inca Rail train. After some goofing around and Jon doing little dances in his walking boots that he was secretly growing to like the train arrived. The train was really nice ... read more
Trekking with Mountain Lodges of Peru: Day 1
Published: May 3rd 2013South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay TrailWe began our trek! The first day began too early, as usual for this trip, and we clambered into two vans to begin the drive to our starting place. We did not go straight to the trek start. Instead, we made a few stops along the way. We stopped at another set of small Incan ruins. This one had a lot of inset spaces that looked like doors but were in fact for offerings. The boulders that made up the walls were also arranged in daisy patterns, which makes its construction that much more impressive. It was a holy site, so it used no mortar, just an exact shearing of the rock to allow everything to fit together -- and as daisies. Though I was intrigued by ... read more
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On route to the Canyon (around April 8-13) We explored the town, Cabanaconde, and the Colca Canyon via a stopover in the city of Arequipa. First, some quick points about Arequipa. This busy city is a nice size of about one million people. The main square is very lovely with many offshoot streets filled with shopping and restaurants. We luckily found a great local diner on San Francisco street, not far from the square (on the left side if walking away from main square). Otherwise, there are other places to try alpaca or cuy (guinea pig). A good place to stay we found via a local was Los Andes which was 50 meters from the main square. Aside from walking around, city tours are popular, but book through an agency in the main square not the ... read more
Lake Titicaca- floating island and home stay photos
Published: April 30th 2013South America » Peru » Puno » Lake TiticacaIt's our first day in Cusco, and we are adjusting to the altitude change. We've not had too hard of a time of it, but then we opted to take Diamox rather than risk not having a good time. We still took it easy, had plenty of water and coca tea, and ate light as per recommendations. Our day here began with a long siesta, because we had to get up early for the flight, and I had a spot of insomnia. Plus, altitude. The plane this morning was much more tourist heavy than our previous flights. In fact, I saw very few locals. Being in Cusco finally feels like we've gone half way down the world. The hills are dusty brown and terraced, covered in houses that crawl up the hillside, and the buildings are ... read more
For our first day in Cusco, we spent a lot of time adjusting to the altitude change. We've not had too hard of a time of it, but then we opted to take Diamox rather than risk not having a good time. We still took it easy, had plenty of water and coca tea, and ate light as per recommendations. Our first day here began with a long siesta, because we had to get up early for the flight, and I had a spot of insomnia. Plus, altitude. The plane this morning was much more tourist heavy than our previous flights. In fact, I saw very few locals on it. Being in Cusco finally feels like we've gone half way down the world. The hills are dusty brown and terraced, covered in houses that crawl up ... read more
148, 149 diena. Pažintis su Lima.
Published: April 30th 2013South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » La MolinaKai iš ryto atsikeliam, pas Jorge atėjus tėvų puseserė kuri šiek tiek prižiūri namus. Jorge ne pats tvarkingiausias vaikis, tad ji šiek tiek aptvarko namus. Iš ryto einam į parduotyvę, prisiperkam maisto. Papusryčiaujam ir važiuojam į miestą, į populiariausią turistinį rajoną kuris randasi prie vandenyno kuris vadinasi Miraflores. Bet Lima, tai 8mln gyventojų turintis mietas kuriame nėra metro, tad betkokia kelionė iš namų užtrunka labai ilgai. Iki Miraflores važiuojam apie 2 valandas. Čia rajonas su brangiausiom parduotuvėm ir visiems gerai pažystamais prekių ženklais, bei greito maisto restoranais. Rajonas labai švarus ir tvarkingas, bet nepalieka man labai didelio įspūdžio, nes tokių rajonų esu matęs ne vieną. Bet čia taip pat yra tai ko nerasi betkuriam mieste... pakrantėje dinamike skraido parasparniai. Pasišneku su vietiniai pilotais ir su... read more
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