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Mon, 6 May 2013 | By travelcrazy26 | Views [330]
After a few days of rest in Lima, post-fun with Nate, I got myself on a night bus to Arequipa. It was a pleasant 15 hours of windy roads in the mountains, nausea, a tiny Peruvian man sleeping half on top of me and snoring in my ear, and two shitty meals.... Read more >
Sat, 4 May 2013 | By farfalla | Views [372]
Am meisten freute ich mich in Perú auf den Manu Nationalpark. Er liegt im Amazonasgebiet. Er ist beinahe 20'000km2 gross und hat bis zu 4000Meter Hoehendifferenz. Durch die verschiedenen oekologischen Zonen ist es wahnsinnig vielseitig. Nur ein ... Read more >
Wed, 1 May 2013 | By travelcrazy26 | Views [893]
6 months of travel, 6 countries. Nate came to travel with me for a week in Peru and celebrated my birthday with me. It was one of the best weeks of my trip - he lifted my spirits when I was getting burnt out, and he brought an air of good vibes with ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 | By farfalla | Views [417] | Comments [1]
Annina arbeitet bei Trottomundo und so buchten wir den Salkantay-Treck bereits von der Schweiz aus. Wir wollten unbedingt einen Treck machen, der beim Machu Picchu endet, aber nicht so touristisch ist wie der Inka-Trail.
Trotz allem litt ich ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 | By vickisampson | 
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Our journey to Machu Picchu started with a 3 am wake up call in Cusco. We were picked up at 4 am and driven for 1 hour and 45 minutes through the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo railway station. Here we boarded our Incarail train to Aguas Calientes (Macchu ...
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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 | By farfalla | Views [345] | Comments [2]
Kathi wusste durch ihren schlauen Dumont-Reisefuehrer, dass die Strecke von Nazca nach Cusco eine der Schoensten Perús sein soll. Dies wollten wir uns nicht entgehen lassen, auch wenn es nicht der typischen Reisestrecke der Busse entsprach. André... Read more >
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 | By joannawong | Views [701]
It's hard to believe that I've now ticked off some major items on my bucket list in the space of two months. The Inca Trail is the latest to be crossed off
Before the trail, I was very anxious and nervous as to how it would pan out. I had ... Read more >
Tags: bucket list, camping, friendly strangers, landmarks, nature, peru, trekking
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By kerrycoeshaw | Views [366] | Scholarship Entry
It was November 30th 2012 and I was leaving Iquitos in two hours. I was on a mission driven by unconditional love, to go back to the Amazon rainforest camp that had been home. I was to fetch Woolly Monkey Felipe to take him to Monkey Island where he will ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By ellaviaja | Views [456] | Scholarship Entry
After twenty years, I had finally made it back to the land I called home for the first seven years of my life. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and released a huge sigh. I opened my eyes and looked down at the fruit of our twenty four hour labor: ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By eakeith | Photo Gallery
Photos from the Inca Trail
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By eakeith | Views [1700] | Scholarship Entry
The porter's eyes twinkle as he passes me the soap. It's dark along the Inca Trail, but moonlight fills the campsite as hikers prepare for bed. As I wash my hands, I ask his name. He winks when he hears my Spanish. "Aderlin." The name slides off his ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By farfalla | Views [434]
Es ist wohl immer am schwierigsten zu beginnen. Denn wo ist eigentlich der Beginn? Ich glaube diese Reise begann schon im letzten Jahr in der Schweiz, als ich mich das erste Mal wie einen Nomaden fuehlte:) Es war eine voellig neue Erfahrung ohne meine ... Read more >
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By joannawong | Views [586]
Peru is amazing. I've quickly discovered that two weeks in Peru might not be enough. Although I am doing more than what I initially planned to do, I'm really only visiting the Sierra or mountain region of Peru. There are still two other regions ... Read more >
Tags: animals, culture, history, nature, peru, trains
Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By joannawong | Views [657]
I've arrived in Lima!
The guy at the check-in counter in Toronto was kind enough to seat me in an empty middle row and I slept pretty much all of the flight very comfortably. Maybe a little too comfortably because I missed breakfast. :(
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Tags: beaches, bohemian, cities, flights, friendly strangers, languages, peru
Tue, 2 Apr 2013 | By jesjesco | Views [690]
Exactly one month ago today, I left a cold and gray DC and arrived in an only slightly warmer Arequipa, Peru, amidst pouring rain and floods. I felt nervous and unsure of the move I had just made, but ready to move forward. The rains quickly turning ... Read more >
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