Destination: Peru

Never travel with a cat trap

Tue, 2 May 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [1557] | Comments [1]

As always, it's great to be back on the road. Six weeks in Australia was relaxing...chilling out with family/friends. Heartwarming... petting my long suffering cats who finally acknowledged my presence after I was home for 2 days. Educational.... ... Read more >

Gallery: Peru

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 | By willlou | Photo Gallery

Lima and Southern Peru

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 | By willlou | Views [1246]

It’s been quite a while since our last post and we have covered a lot of ground. We celebrated one year on the road in Huaraz in the spectacular Cordillera Blanca, a famous trekking area. We spent about a week there and did a few day treks from Huaraz.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

so hungry I could eat a guinea pig?

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [2246]

Well I did it. Today, after much hesitation, and explanation that in fact, I have been reluctant to try cuy, the local specialty, which is guniea pig, because, it was my one and only childhood pet (rusty).  After deciding to go to Tipon, a nearby ruins ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Gallery: Tipon

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Peru

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By simonmurnane | Photo Gallery

Trekking in Colca Canyon, Peru.

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By will | Views [9865] | Comments [5]

Trekking in Colca Canyon is an easy and popular trek usually done from Arequipa in Southern Peru. Here are few notes on how to do it inderpendently. The Canyon can be walked in ‘Tea House’ trekking style, staying in Hostals along the way who ... Read more >

Tags: Trekking Route Descriptions

biking to Moray

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1042] | Comments [1]

well the day after, and I ache like hell, everywhere... but it was worth every groan. After reading much about this unique site, I was determined to visit. After not being able to drag any of my lazy friends out for the 8km walk, I decided to go with ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Biking to Moray

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Gallery: to lima, round 2

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

journey to lima, part 2

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1565]

After a one day delay due to the ever present bus strikes, I head out of Cusco with my friend Joey (whose real name is jose anthony trujillo poma quispe--joey is the hendrix sobre nombre)... on our way to lima. We decide to take the economical scenic ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

life in cusco

Tue, 4 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [994]

Well let´s start by announcing the unsurprising.. I had plans to leave for Lima tomorrow, via bus, passing through Nasca, the desert oasis of Huacachina, drinking Pisco in Pisco, and ending up in the big city by the weekend... all of which will still ... Read more >

Tags: People

Escape from Ecuador and into Peru

Sat, 1 Apr 2006 | By willlou | Views [1109]

The roadblocks by the highland people, protesting about the free trade agreement with the US, cut off Riobamba for 4 days from the main north-south highway.  We went walking on the old Inca royal trail up in the nearby mountains to find it being used  ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

weekend in the sacred valley

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1287] | Comments [1]

I left work early Friday afternoon to start me weekend in the Sacred Valley. The valley, as it is known includes the region to the north west of Cusco, starting at Pisac and ending at Machu Picchu (which I will do next weekend). It´s an area with a slightly ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: el valle sagrado

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery