Blogs from Huacachina, Ica, Peru, South America - page 4

We arrived in Ica, a large city just 5kms from Huacahina at about 6am. We hopped in a taxi, sleep deprived (it was not a bad bus but probably the least comfortable journey we have had yet for some reason) and before we knew it we were booked into a hostel and grabbing a nap. Although we arrived as dawn broke I couldn’t believe this quiet little town was so close but felt so far away from an overpopulated metropolis. Huacachina, pronounced Wack-a-Chee-na, is a little paradise. Not by the sea but covered in sand. There’s water though… An oasis perched among imposing, steep and curvy sand dunes is what you find here. Is on the Peruvian 50 soles note for a reason. Postcard perfect and like something from a mirage, it would be easy to ... read more

שלום לכולם! בואו ואספר לכם על טרק האזנגטה שאליו יצאנו יומיים לאחר הרפטינג. אזנגטה זה שם של הר בפרו - הטרק מתבצע סביבו ולכן נקרא כך. נאמר בקצרה שזו היתה הפעם הראשונה שנדפקנו על-ידי סוכנות הנסיעות שיצאנו דרכם לטרק. לאחר הגעה לעיר קטנה ומסריחה, אשר ממנה היינו אמורים לצאת אל הטרק, נתקענו בה לעוד 4 שעות! ולמה? כי הסוכנות נתנה לנו כסף לתת למדריך, הוא וחבריו ספרו את הכסף - והפלא ופלא - הודיעו לנו שזה לא מספיק וצריך לשלם עוד, זה אחרי שכבר שילמנו הכל לסוכנות הנסיעות. וכך, אני, דימה, ועוד בחור ישראלי שהיה איתנו - במשך 4 שעות, צלצלנו לסוכנות, התווכחנו עם המדריך, עשינו פרצופים כועסים ואיימנו לחזור לקוסקו - וכל זה בספרדית, כי למה שמישהו ידבר באנגלית בחור הזה?! רק ב 16:00 סוף-סוף סוכם שכל אחד מאיתנו ישלם עוד 100 סול והסוכנות תחזיר ... read more

We met our group last night and some of us went out for dinner in Central Lima and had Ceviche which is one of the popular dishes - raw fish marinated in lemon juice to cure it with coriander, raw red onions and chili . It was really good.... The group is as expected, mainly youngsters -college or pre university ages. Still getting to know their names. They seem a nice bunch. Only one lad from the UK, a slighly older girl from Scotland and the others Australian, Dutch, American and Danish and an Egyptian gentleman of 60 so we are not the oldest. Tour leaders are two men, Dave an ex electrician born in the UK but has lived in Australia since very young and Ivan from Besançon in France. They are both as brown ... read more

I was woken this morning by the chatter from the menagerie of birds that were kept at the hostel. I had had a great nights sleep, considering the bed felt like it was made out of reinforced cardboard, mainly because I had the entire six bed dorm to myself. I was surprised to see so many people when I went down for breakfast, considering my dorm had been empty. I was greeted by the dear little lady who had checked me in yesterday, and offered scrambled eggs which I took gladly. I had heaps of time before I had to catch the coach to Ica, so I had a very leisurely breakfast. I had so much time in fact that I had long enough to find somewhere in the sleepy town of Nasca to Skype Tina ... read more

Hey all, I´ve got some time ony my hands (more on why later) so i thought i´d set up a travel blog. One important note before i start... My typos are commonplace in general, but expect more while i´m using this SA style keyboard.... Anyway.... Days 1-3. Travelling Galore: People say there something excting about waiting to travel, the little checks that you do to make sure you have everything, the constant reading and the research you´ve done coming to mind as you go over the trip in your head. Airports too, can be seen as charming places, with everyone there slightly happier than normal before going on their trips away. However, people talk a lot of shite. There is nothing charming about airports, and there´s nothing exciting about waiting to go, while you´ve got the ... read more