Cusco craziness

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July 17th 2008

Published: August 1st 2008

After a somewhat torturous 18 hour bus ride from La Paz, we arrived in Cusco, Peru after midnight, tired and grumpy. We were even grumpier when the taxi driver ripped us off, charging 20 soles instead of the 5 soles it should have cost, but your options are limited after midnight when you are tired in a strange City. The bus ride was meant to be a direct bus, but ended up being three buses from di... Read Full Entry

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Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards

Jono Dahna

We both still have ever-itchy feet and woke up in a cold sweat one morning with the realisation that if we did not take advantage of the under 30 (ish) work visa that Canada offers to Australian residents, we would never get to. So here we are over 17 months later, taking the long way home via South America. No need to rush... Post Script: We are now 4, not 2, and we are no longer under 30! We still have ever-itchy feet but also a mortgage to contend with so for the most part our travels from now on will probably be a little shorter in duration... but they will continue!... full info

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Cusco gutter

pretty, huh? Pity a lot of people use these as public urinals.

something going on in this church

Cusco

Jono in the land of mystical giants

Cusco art school

a traditional Quechua dance

at the Cultural centre

walk sign, cusco style

I love the way that even things that are the same are different, if that makes sense. The walk man has a big bottom in Cusco, for instance.

mess of bikes

Cusco.

6th August 2008

Clare (OE)
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Hey, i've been meaning to say...we recently took out a sub to National Geographic, and last month there was a big article on the political situation in Bolivia (and lots of good pics) and this month there is a pic of the Road of Death from La Paz. So I've been thinking of you folks a lot!

11th August 2008

Jono Dahna
Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards

cool. That would be an interesting read.

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