Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 80

Buenos dias familie en amigos, hier even een kort mailtje uit Peru. Zoals de meesten van jullie weten(niet allemaal), ben ik dinsdag morgen van schiphol via Madrid naar Lima in Peru gevlogen. Er lekker even tussen uit zeg maar. Ik wil hier vandaan door Peru en Bolivia naar Chili reizen, vanwaar ik van Santiago vandaan weer terug naar jullie hoop te vliegen. Na een heel lange dag vliegen (16uur) was mn eerste indruk een beetje eng. We waren bijna op de grond voor ik de landingsbaan kon zien. Het was echt potje dik van de mist, moet zo´n piloot toch wel veel vertrouwen in zijn radar hebben. Lima is een grote stad van 8miljoen mensen dus heel druk!! Een leuk hostel gevonden vlak aan´t strand. Het water is alleen te koud om er lekker in te ... read more

The first day in Cusco was spent wandering and exploring the city, as well as sorting out arrangements for the Inca Trail. That day we met a couple of Americans, Trey and Drew. We went for dinner with them in the evening to Jacks restaurant. The food was far from authentic but was great, and much needed after the poor food we encountered in Bolivia. That night we started in the Irish bar "Paddy Flaherty´s" and finished in "Up Town" on a long awaited crazy night out with lots of drinking and antics. The next morning we had a bit of a lie in then explored more of Cusco visiting a nice cafe and restuarant before catching a very early night to recover from our night out and to ready ourselves for our 6 am pick ... read more

In Cusco I continued my trend of finding a hostel by simply going with the recomendation of the locals who wait at the bus station for travelers. The thing this time is the girl who brought me to the hostel did not work for the hostel, she worked on commission and of course wanted to sell me a tour afterwards. This didn´t work for her though as I found a company more my speed the next day, and was on my way to Machu Picchu. There are many ways to get to Machu Picchu, the easiest being the train. This would be far to boring for me, so I opted for the mountain biking and hiking option which goes through Santa Teresa and jungle. This started as any South American adventure does, late, as I waited ... read more

Woke up really early as we had a 6 am flight to Cusco. Checked out off Samay Wasi and off we went, the plane ride to Cusco was fantasic, the sun was just waking up as well and casting a weird and beautiful glow on everything. Looking below we could see cotton wool clouds and the Andes snow covered peaks peeping out now and again. Just too beautiful for words. Got picked up again from the airport, courtesy of backpacker hostel we were staying at (Samay Wasi). Not one's to waste time, we checked and went off to explore the beautiful city around us. WOW was all I could think, the narrow alleys, the new town being built on the old Inca walls, the weathered faces of the locals. It was all too beautiful. Also we ... read more

Today the dad made pisco sours at lunch, totally cool and very very good might I add. Did I mention the alpaca sweater was the best purchase ever? I am moderately warm in the evenings now! To take a shower you have to flip up an electric switch above the shower to activate the hotwater. It is a little dangerous, the whole electricity and water combo thing, but whatever. Yesterday I had a warm shower. I almost cried I was so happy! Then I went and sat in the courtyard and let my hair dry. I also snuck my feet out of my shoes for a few minutes, don´t tell! It is cold at night but the sun is really intense during the day. You have to wear sunblock or you´ll burn. For lunch yesterday I ... read more