Destination: Peru

Europe: the beginning

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By backpackingtheworld | Views [479] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I thought about it, about the possibility, about a dream that can actually became true. I have never traveled abroad, and the few trips I made, here in Peru, were when I was a little kid, we are talking about 10 or 12 years old, so as anyone ... Read more >

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Being Richie Rich

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By alvaropizarro | Views [241] | Scholarship Entry

I truly will never forget the day I came back to Peru after working for five months in the US. It was crazy -aside from my family giving me endless hugs and food like there's no tomorrow- because I realized that the money I had was worth almost three ... Read more >

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Gringa Vs Apu

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By manubartlettstastny | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry

My body swayed left. I caught myself. If I didn’t stop I would soon find myself hurtling down the side of the mountain. After 4 hours of hiking up past 4,600 meters, my head was pounding; my eyes swam in and out of focus; my legs felt like two throbbing ... Read more >

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Tourism v Authenticity

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By socaltoeurope | Views [251] | Scholarship Entry

We ended our Peruvian adventure in the Amazon. The scenery and weather were perfect, but my trip to the Amazon did fill me with a slight sense of despondency. One question kept popping into my head: is it possible to experience something like the Amazon ... Read more >

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Riding on the Wild-Mouse.

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By jmillerjtm | Views [383] | Scholarship Entry

Our Peruvian van-driver never told us the macabre stories of landslides, bus-collisions or flash-flooding watersheds that frequented the road carved into the sides of the Andes Mountains we were following, though most of the tales demised with a plunge ... Read more >

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CHILDHOOD: PRICELESS

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [392]

On street market in Lima, Peru, you can see the kids are playing those (i called it’s a worldwide tradition game) games; I was just standing there to watch them. Happily. I can see my childhood in them. I used to play this game so well and forgot ... Read more >

Tags: childhood, lima, memory, peru, street, worldtrip

SNAIL CREAM SELL ON LIMA STREET

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [487]

On the busy street market in Lima, Peru, the man is selling his snail cream product by setting up the real snails and fresh salad around to prove that this product is made from real snail extract. But look, how big the snail is  :)  ... Read more >

Tags: lima, peru, south america, street, world travel

inolvidable place

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By fiorellamorey | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry

Peru is the most wonderfull place to visit and also to live. The culture, the place, their people, all is amazing

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Shoe Polish Booth in LIMA, PERU (EN-VIETNAMESE)

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [712]

(Please scroll down for Vietnamese version) The image of a man who is dimly shining shoes for customers in the booth is a popular image on the extremely crowded streets in Lima, Peru. The customers will always wear a nice suit and silently ... Read more >

Tags: booth, lifestyle, lima, peru, polish, shoe, travel, trip, worldtravel, worldtrip

Photos: Lima, Peru

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By uyenangel | Photo Gallery

decisions, dreams, deceptions

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By lulustails | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry

I went to Paris; city of light but also of love, hoping to find the love of my life, or at least a reason for still believing that love exists and that someone is there for me, hoping and dreaming of me.

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¿POR QUE SIEMPRE RECORDARE?

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By yakisaventure | Views [328] | Scholarship Entry

Llegar al lugar donde nace el amor Paris es una de las experiencias que todo el mundo quisiera encontrar porque se piensa que el amor necesita un lugar y que mejor que París pero y que del que no llega...? Existe mas maravillas que uno puede llegar a ... Read more >

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Photos: Cuzco

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Photo Gallery

Cusco on High: Footprints of Inka culture and Colonial dominance

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [732]

Despite the baggage stuff-up I still got to Puerto Maldonado Airport way early (why do tour operators always insist on getting you there Über -early?). The good news was that I didn't have to hang around the minimally-equipped outpost of an airport ... Read more >

The Grass is Always Greener

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By karyminuette | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up here, you may ask me, me being a Peruvian citizen living in Peru. Actually you may not ask at all. I won’t deny the fact that it’s a ostensibly boring and uneventful story about a girl at a standstill, blind and unknowing of the world ... Read more >

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