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Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [668]
To date we´ve pretty much written about how we´ve found Peru and how we are coping. We thought we´d take a little time to reflect on 10 things we ought to remember and if they don´t make much sense now, at least they provide a conversation starter when ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [570]
While on the tour in Trujillo, we stopped by at an artesan pottery workshop who specialise in making replicas of ancient ceramics. At 10 soles (about 2 quid), we just couldn´t resist. It was a great piece like a little jug shape in a Lambayeque style(see ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [1420]
Arrived a bit later than expected in Chiclayo but the hotel was decent and we ended up staying for our whole time here. On our first proper day we visited the site where el señor de Sipan was found. It's a pretty awesome discovery - it was actually tomb ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [728]
So here we are at Machu Picchu gazing in awe at this amazing place and feel a bit touristy so ask some Peruvian kids to take a photo of us. After they had done the deed and not darted off with the camera (mind you no body would really want our old skool ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery
national park
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Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery
Asociacion Humanitaria San Francisco de Asis
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Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery
Village on the sand dunes
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Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [518] | Comments [2]
Pictures are on http://rosie3864.fotopic.net/ Got up early in Aguas Calientes and scoffed home made banana cake at the bus stop. Drove to the gates of Macchu Picchu with a host of irritating tourists. Most were unfit and heffers so by the first couple ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [542]
Had fun in Cusco...found Jack´s Cafe which we renamed Gringo Jack´s because the food was like home and full of gringos! Got our stuff together for the trek and left early the next day. Our guide Luis is from the Sacred Valley and so knew Quechen which ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [2706]
You've got to visit La Bocana. It's this crazy little Peruvian village perched on the sand dunes next to the Pacific ocean, several hours south of Mancora. The whole places looks like it has been blown in with the plastic bag garbage, & one more ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [438]
Got to Arequipa staying in a great hotel called ´casa de mi abuela´my grandmother´s house and it felt like that! Arequipa is a fab town - very clean and we felt pretty safe. Visited the old convent which was so pretty with coloured washed walls esp against ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [504]
We got braver on our second day in Lima and had dinner, met up with the rest of the group and even took out some money. It´s actually not that bad. On the third day our tour with the group started properly. Got taxis to the bus station and then got the ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 | By coreynw | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 Dec 2006 | By coreynw | Views [487]
Woooh finally on the road. Kevin and I left Lima last night around 10pm on the most mmmm... economical bus I could find. Bad choice. Probably would have been fine if I was five foot six like everybody else down here. But sadly no. So I spent seven hours ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Tue, 7 Nov 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery
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