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Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [1230]
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
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [455]
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
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [1061]
And we made it to Lima after 35 hours .... Ola All!! Sorry we haven´t been in touch for so long, but we have been struggling a little with illness. All good now though, and so much to tell you all. We landed in Lima on Friday morning and drove through ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery
My city
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Fri, 19 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [495]
Staying in the small town of Pisco – famous for the cocktail Pisco sour – had a jugo f it last night and forgot that unlike australia who das 2 shots of alcohol to a litre and then a mixer here we consumed pretty much straight alcohol with a bito ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By lou | Views [963] | Comments [1]
Arica *Flies - only carnivores allowed* After a 19-hour bus journey from Lima, with commentary from a fast-talking Peruvian Japanese car importer, I arrive in Tacna. I`m subject to close inspection before I cross into Chile, with bag scanners ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [390]
After a great snooze in our room above the city (we're on the 4th floor) we headed out to check out the local markets - and hit the local ¨black¨market. Talk about hi fi city. Any dvd's you could possibly want and possibily some ones flogged camera also.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [493]
Well we got here no problems and even managed some sleep on the overnight bus. We got to our chosen hotel around 7.30am and although she couldn't give us a double until 12 she offered us a standby room to snooze in if we wanted. Something different ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [401]
Wll after a gorgeous few days it's time to push on down the Peruvian coast. We've decided to take a night bus to Lima (Peru's capital and 60% of the population lives there). There's one town between here and there we would like to visit but we'll hit ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Photo Gallery
Adventures in the land of ruins
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Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By lou | Views [1640]
Mancora *1st stop the beach* The border crossing is pretty straightforward. I sleep through most of it, arousing to a semi-conscious state to get my exit stamp in Ecuador and entry stamp from the Peruvian official who offers to be my boyfriend.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 | By nomad_vet | Views [963]
Cant wait to speak english....& have real conversations again. You would imagine my spanish would be awesome after 9 mths but far too much work & not enough study means, my spanish is still rubbish. MY GOD yesterday I found out that i have been ... Read more >
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By chrisandrosie | Views [646]
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 [556]
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 [1389]
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
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