Destination: Peru

Cusco - Part One

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [1303] | Comments [1]

"The Naval of the World" ... Okay I think I´m in love.  This city of Cusco is the most beautiful place I have ever seen.  A cross between a beautiful colonial Spanish town and an old Inca Village, there is so much to see here and not nearly ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Lima

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Piura

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery

Lake Ticitaca

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 | By john-leianne | Views [1468] | Comments [5]

I have one correction from John. We ate alpaca on our anniversay  not lama.  Please excuse  typeos, this computer is trigger happy. Last night we had the most amazing  dinner. It was fine dining and the  presentation was beautiful, I forgot to take ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Huaraz

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery

Machu Pichu

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By john-leianne | Views [620] | Comments [1]

Machu Pichu was amazing. We have now travelled on trains, planes and automobiles and buses already. We had a 4 hour train ride each way. We took lots of pictures and when I get time and find out just how to do it I will post some. We are now at Puno ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Mancora

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery

Happy Australia Day from Peru!

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [479]

  Australia day in Peru – we started the day early on a 10 hour bus trip from Nazca that took 12 ½ hours thanks to drifting sands accross the desert road – oh and some lady that the bus kept stopping for so she could puke her guts up.   ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Sacred Valley and Machu Pichu

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By john-leianne | Views [572]

Loved hearing the comments from everyone, especially you funny boys. We got rested up on the 23rd. and only had a little jet lag and time change, although we were up for more than 24 hours. We went out for dinner and had Lama. It tastes a bit like ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Machupichu

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery

Nazca lines - art!!! maybe alien art!

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [729]

  After shopping around and mulling it over Jess decided to take a flight over the “lines”. It was 35 minutes in a blender but totally worth it. It was a 4 seater plane which could spin on a dime and did often as the piolet fancied himself as some ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Cusco, Peru

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By john-leianne | Views [821] | Comments [9]

We left Toronto at 5:30 on  January 22 traveling first class, what a way to go. We arrived in Lima at 1 am in the morning and then took the plane to Cusco at 6 am. January 23 our 34th anniversary, we have spent arranging tours and recovering from jet ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

The Amazon

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [768]

In deepest, darkest Peru ... We arrived in the Amazon basin on Monday afternoon after travelling by bus, plane, boat and foot for around 7 hours!  The humidity at 90% slapped us in the face and you almost felt as if you were moving through a thick haze.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Nazca lines - aliens or graffiti?

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [1209]

  Well on the move again and to one of my personal highlights – Nazca – home of the famous and yet mysterious lines. The place is a small town in the middle of nowhere!! The town survives because of the tourist travel for the lines but most people ... Read more >

Tags: People

Desert oasis

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [437]

  Stayed in the middle of the desert (literally) in a small oasis called Huacachina near Ica (still heading south). Crashed here for 3 days, just cruising, playing with the local wildlife (okay maybe not so local but the monkey lives in the hostel ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation