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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery
As my camera was stolen, these pictures are shown courtesy of my kind friend Katrin.
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By derrydiva | Photo Gallery
2week heaven!
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [459]
I think I might go to Europe when I get home. I mean, I have until January (when I start school, hopefully) to do nothing, and I've been meeting so many cool Europeans on this trip, and it owuld be really fun to just work for a month or two, save up ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [704]
Last night we arrived in Cusco after a very brief stop in Arequipa (literally one evening, overnight, and leave at 7am), after an 11-hour bus ride that we had originally expected to last 6 hours. Surprise! We were wrong, as usual! But we got off the ... Read more >
Tags: party time
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [770] | Comments [1]
I've left Lima with two Brits from my dorm room who were, coincidentally, also heading to Cuzco for the big festival on the 24th, and spent the night before last in Huacachina, the Oasis in the desert (it's literally a little tourist town built around ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By cosmic | Views [344]
Right, years have passed since my very first sporadic jump from my homeland, Port Elgin Ontario, to live in another place, and the journey over the years has certainly not been properly documented, with a lovely twist of fate, I have some time tonight ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By justinzani | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [710] | Comments [3]
Our last experience in Peru was visting the Uros Indians on their floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca. These people make their islands entirely of reeds from the lake. they also eat the reeds (apparently full of protein but we could only taste water ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [526] | Comments [1]
After an arduous 12 km trek, 700 meters up (but we walked úp´more than 700 meters as there were many, many steps up and down..) we finally passed though the ´Sun Gate´(the Inca trail entrance) to capture our first (well deserved) glimpse of Machu Picchu.... Read more >
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [519] | Comments [2]
well we finally got around to eating the national dish of Peru... Roasted Guinea Pig (coya)... We were enthusiastic about this culinary adventure until the poor little fella came out like a pig on a spit... we think he was full stride when cooked as ... Read more >
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Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [1004]
Lima is beautiful! A population of 8 000 000 makes it incredibly massive, but it's definitely worth exploring. Chinatown, the biggest market I've ever seen in my life, endless restaurants, bars, and cafes, huge architectural buildings that are hundreds ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
Mon, 18 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [548]
The last day is such a blur- I'm so tired right now. Out until 4:30am the night before last, slept for 4 hours, then was awake until roughly 8 this morning. At 7 in the evening yesterday, Patricia and I headed into Trujillo to buy our bus tickets. ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [661]
Last night was just way rad...I think it's ridiculous the number of cool people you meet on the road! Me, Pat, Soloman Island guy (James), all the people who work at the surf shop, two guys I'd met in Mancora who are now here in Huanchaco, 2 hilarious ... Read more >
Tags: people
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [505]
Okay, I love traveling so much, but I hate leaving places behind. Which I suppose is really bad if you're backpacking, but it's just so depressing every time I leave. In every city so far, when I'm going that day, I feel so...down. I'm not sure why, ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [994] | Comments [8]
We survived the Amazon jungle, complete with tribal tattoos. Canopy walkway (the highest swinging rope bridge was 36.6m above ground and ....there were 14 of them!!) - had Sophie committing to a life changing moment.....possibly now she is on terra firma this ... Read more >
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