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Inca trek -the 4 day challenge!
(Oct 18 '06)
So... the day that I had been dreading. The start of the Inca trek. At six in the morning we were picked up from our hostel, as others were just getting bcak from a night out! We got on our bus and ...
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Ok so after Quito we went to Lima, then Cusco, then Aguas Calientes-Manchu Picchu, back to Cusco and now back in Lima. Now instead of writing about the trip day ...
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Arequipa, Peru
(Apr 22 '07)
Arequipa is Peru's second city and is often referred to as the "White City". As I may have mentioned, Peru is just one huge archeological dig and they are very adept at maximizing and capitalizing on ...
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Aaaaaarequiiiiipaaaaa *squawk!*
(Dec 06 '06)
"Hundreds, maybe thousands of tentacles dangle from the body of the beast"
This is going to be pretty dodgy as I've lost my notebook which had all the details down - so this is all from memory.. here ...
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Lima, Peru
(or `The tale of the porcelain alter at the Ancient Church of San
Francisco.')
Lima is much
nicer than everyone told us. They said it was big and dirty and ...
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The Hills Are Alive
(Mar 28 '07)
As you are aware by now, I haven´t been able to shut my mouth about the Inca Trail since I decided to travel through SA. I know that some of you have contemplated getting a welder in to weld my chops ...
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Sacred Valley and the Inca Trail
(Dec 15 '05)
Left Cuzco and headed just outside to Sacsayhuaman (pronounced Sexy Woman), an Inca site overlooking Cuzco. The site has zigzag walls thought to signify a puma´s teeth and was a fort overlooking the ...
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28.12.05
We arrived at Heathrow thanks to Steve, only to find a possible delay on our first flight! Luckily the delay was only short, and after two ...
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So that`s what all the fuss is about
(Aug 08 '06)
We got to Aguas Calientes in the dark, so missed the mountain scenery, but the silhouettes of the cliffs looming over the town is incredible. It´s like being at the bottom of a massive stone bucket. ...
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Cuzco & the Sacred Valley
(Aug 04 '06)
We took another overnight bus to Cuzco - not too bad, no vomit in bags - getting into town at 5am. We´d booked a hostel and were surprised to find a guy waiting for us to take us there. Turns out he ...
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Recent Blogs for Peru
adios louse
(Jul 04 '08)
Happy 4th of July!
Today the kids did celebrate a holiday, but it was not that one. Today is day of the teacher. Here is how they celebrate. The kids go to school for a couple hours and throw ...
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Rice Kisses
(Jun 26 '08)
Greetings from Lima!
We are safe and extremely well taken care of. We arrived after a very long day of travel. I had a little girl who was practicing her futbol kicking techniques behind me ...
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El Girasol
(Jun 26 '08)
This Monday begins my 7th journey to the land of the Incans. God has called Lisa and I to go be a part of the family that resides at El Girasol, or The Sunflower. The road leading up to this point ...
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