Blogs from Máncora, Piura, Peru, South America - page 13

Crossing over the boarder into Peru turned out to be quite straight forward. We were both a little apprehensive crossing a border by bus, but apart from one slight panic when we thought the bus had driven off without us, it was ok. I also nearly took my head off on some barbed wire, placed conviniently at head height just outside the toilets at border control. I was looking down trying to button up my flys and walked straight into it. There were a few people around that saw, so i was doing my best to try and act as if nothing had happened. I managed to casually stroll back to where pete was stood in the queue before i had to give the old noggin a bit of a rub to check all was good. ... read more

Lima jai toissapaivana taakse, kun hypattiin bussiin ja matkustettiin tanne pohjoiseen. Huonosti bussissa nukutun yon, polyisten teiden ja bussinvaihtojen jalkeen oli taivaallista saapua rannalle missa voi uida. (Olihan Limassa biitseja, mutta suurkaupungin edusta ei ole mitenkaan paras paikka pulahtaa aaltoihin) Heti kun saatiin kipattua tavarat huoneeseen, vaihdettiin uikkareihin ja kirmattiin rantaan polskimaan. Vesi on lamminta, joskaan ei ehka ihan niin lamminta kuin Atlantin vesi ja ainakin parina paivana aallot on olleet pienempia kuin pohjoisrannikolla. Ehka Tyyni Valtameri tosiaan on nimensa veroinen :) Toistaiseksi ollaan tyydytty polskimaan rantavedessa mahdollisten pohjavirtausten pelossa, mutta vahan mieli tekisi uida kauemmaksikin. Tuolla vastarannalla on kuulemma tosi hyva kiinalainen ravintola, missa voitaisiin kayda joskus lounaalla :) Tanaan toteutettiin molempien pi... read more

Hello everyone, Sorry it has been a while since I last updated my blog. I have been busier than I imagined. I had 2 brand new blogs about Baños and The Jungle all written with pictures and everything but unfortunately, I misplaced the MP3 player that I had it stored on. I was going to update today but instead I have this. I might have to re-write everything unless I can magically recover it off of the laptop (which is unlikely). I´m in Peru right now and don´t really like the vibe. I want to see some Incan and Mayan ruins, along with Macchu Picchu and move on to Chile as soon as possible. Email me anytime you like, I love hearing from friends and family members and I´ll respond as quickly as I can. I´ll ... read more

Ville de Cuenca toujours en Equateur. Cuenca... j'ai pas grand chose à dire sur cette ville parce qu'on est parti assez rapidement. Surment qu'il y avait des trucs à voir dans le coin, mais nous avons decidé de partir vers Vilcabamba plus au sud pour se rapprocher de plus en plus du Pérou. Donc, cette ville est plutot relaxe, beaucoup d'églises et des petites rues en brique. Le vieux Montréal est quand même plus beau. On a pris un autobus de Cuenca jusqu'à Loja de 4 heures environ pour finalement prendre un autre bus de Loja jusqu'à Vilcabamba environ 1h15 toujours vers le sud. Vilcabamba !!! Petit village où théoriquement les gens vivent très longtemps à cause de l'eau qui vient directement de la *cloud forest*. Avec mes 4 verres d'eau, je devrais donc théoriquement vivre ... read more

Disaster! What a mission yesterday was.... We left Cuenca at 10am on a bus and arrived at the Ecuador-Peru border at about 3:30pm. We got off the bus and were hounded by money changers and many ¨amigos¨ trying to ¨help¨us. First they took us to the ATM to get out some money (we didn´t get any), then they took us to their friends to change the money into soles (we didn´t change any), then they took us to a uniformed policeman (not real) to convince us that they were legit, we were not convinced. Then we got taken to a ¨taxi¨(someones car) and driven to the peruvian side of the border and then on to the nearest peruvian town, the ¨taxi driver¨wanted $30 for his services, we payed him $5. We then got into a collectivo ... read more