Blogs from La Molina, Lima, Lima, Peru, South America

It is a funny thing, time. It always moves forward. And before you know it the time allotted to your trip has come to an end. You look back and there it is, and yet is not. Two weeks ago you remember still being in Ecuador. You remember planning your journey back to Lima. Taking that road from Vilcabamba to Zumba. The road that started paved and ended as a dirt road. The fantastic scenery, jungle clad mountains, steep ravines, raging rivers. The precipitous drops threating the tires of the bus which seemed to hover over the edge of the road, rather than clinging to it. The road never seemed to end, snaking its way through those green hills, up and down valleys, every turn affording new majestic views. And then suddenly you arrived in Zumba. ... read more

Since I am writing this on second Christmas day I thought I could afford myself the luxury of having such a corny blog title. Merry Christmas indeed! A Merry Christmas from Lima, with family. My brother's family in this case. Christmas in Peru, but with a Swedish twist. The twist being our Christmas dinner, with some traditional Swedish dishes like Christmas ham, herring in mustard sauce, Janssons temptation (a potato dish with cream, onions and anchovies) and herring salad. A lot of fish. The Swedes love their fish, and their dill, which is in nearly every dish as well. Now talking about family, a friend of mine, this Christmas discovered, much to her horror, that her great-great-grandfather was a slave owner back in the day. Slightly unsettling perhaps, but really, it has nothing to do with ... read more

Kai 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 sutariu, kad vieną dieną atvažiuosiu paskraid... read more

Lima, Perú. El día que cruzaremos una frontera, siempre comienza con algo de tensión, por el simple hecho de saber que será ‘Frontera Day’, eso siempre implica largas filas, horas y horas entre mostrar nuestros pasaportes aquí, y sellarlos allá, una copia de esto y otra de aquello; aunado a eso el permiso que en cada frontera debemos obtener para circular con la mvg; y sin nombrar las módicas cantidades que hay que pagar para salir cierto país y entrar al siguiente. Eso ha sido nuestra experiencia en todas las fronteras, claro, hay una que otra que han sobresalido y brillado por su corrupción y lentitud. Perú ha sido la excepción, y no sólo fue una experiencia rápida, sino TOTALMENTE GRATUITA (¡cosa que apreciamos mucho!), y cosa muy rara de ver en estas entidades: AMABILIDAD. Sorprendidos ... read more

spent the week hopping around being looked after by maga and family, on monday i had my big toe nail removed by the cheapest doctor i could find, it was going to hurt no matter who i sore, it turned out to be quite entertaining, any way im glade its gone, and healing fast, it gave me the chance to sit and rest and relax a bit, watching some dvds and going to the cafes, we planed a trip to south beach on a day that seemed to be as clear as a bell, but once we got on the highway a thick sea spray came over and reduced visability to 50feet none the less. and at the beach you couldnt see the next wave coming was really funny, it still maintained 27degrese though. on the ... read more