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August 24th 2008

Published: September 15th 2008

Cruz del Sur may well be one of the best bus companies in Peru, but their curious reluctance to turn on the aircon meant that both locals and foreigners alike sweltered through the hottest part of the day as we headed south. Scrubby landscape with impressive hills gave way to views of snowy mountains as we neared Arequipa, with the city itself under the watchful gaze of 3 extinct volcanos. At a ... Read Full Entry

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John McCabe

Jabe

I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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15th September 2008

Graciela
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Lovely place
I really like your pictures and they give me ideas for my next trips!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, but it means "stealing" ideas from you, I hope you don´t mind. Arequipa is a beautiful place to visit, I´ve been there last year. The Colca Canyon is one of the places on earth. Love from Argentina.

16th September 2008

Tash21
Natasha Kinsey

love the photos!! Didn't have the chance to see much of Peru when i was there. A shame really.

16th September 2008

CatBrook
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ohhh photos!
Really stunning photos! Yes I think you will be giving a few people ideas:)

16th September 2008

Ellen Around the World
Ellen

Cruz del Sur
I laughed some much at your description of Cruz del Sur - I remember the same journey down to Arequipa - at some points boiling hot and others freezing - as they kept turning the aircon on and off! Also the video camera and safety feature spiel ... but one thing you left out was my favourite thing ... bus bingo??!!

25th February 2010

kevin
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Cruz del sur is not the best company - hence your experience
You got to Stick with CIAL and OLTURSA, they are the top 2 bus companies. leather seats, etc, the whole sha bang.

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