Destination: Peru
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 | By gemma_j | Views [585]
So it turns out writing blogs whilst having the time of your life
is extremely difficult. I could barely find time to breathe let alone write down
my adventures! So, now I am bored back in the UK
here goes...
3 weeks wasn't enough time to get ... Read more >
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [3333] | Comments [2]
16 hours overnight from Cusco and we arrived in Huacachina, and quite a pleasant bus ride it was. Yes, it was full of Israeli backpackers (make your own judgment if that would be a good or bad experience) but they did come armed with a selection of ... Read more >
Tags: chan chan, chavin de huantar, huacachina, huanchaco, huaraz, lima, sandboarding, trujillo, yungay
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 | By kate2501 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 | By chachagal | Views [514] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I decided to create The Senses of
Traveling , because I am a firm believer that the
best way to empathize and understand another person is to recognize where they
come from: their culture and experiences.
I planned my piece by ensuring ... Read more >
Tags: 2010 travel video scholarship, aguas calientes, machu picchu, peru
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [1356]
This is the second installment in a series of four stories that I've written for WorldNomads, the company that hosts this blog. The anecdotal stories focus on my experience volunteering abroad. http://journals.worldnomads.com/responsible-travel/story/60273/Peru/Adventures-... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By responsible-travel | Views [4085] | Comments [1]
It’s a day in the life of a volunteer. Another volunteer and I teach an English lesson to a combined class of 5th and 6th grade students. It could be any classroom in any part of the world—the walls are brightly painted and adorned with typical schoolroom ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery
Cusco Planetarium
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery
Pachacutec monument, Museo de Arte Popular, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, and Andean dance at Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo.
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [304]
On the bus ride to school, the road was in the process of repaving, and so there was some traffic. Our bus decided not to wait, and so we had to get off the bus and walk a mile to the school. Yes, more walking. Today, I brought beachballs for them ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [375]
After a major workout from Machu Picchu, I was looking forward to a day of relaxing at Pisac. Pisac is another town with ruins, but on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, they have the Pisac market where different vendors will set up shop on the streets.... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [408]
At 6am, we walked across the street to the bus station. The bus ride took about 25 minutes and we caught some amazing views of the morning fog with the mountains. We arrived and met up with Cat the rest of our tour group. It was really foggy and we ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [315]
Jamie & I had to get up early because we were going on our Machu Picchu trip. We were supposed to get picked up from the house at 6am for the train station, but our driver was one hour late and we almost missed our train because of it! You all ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [384]
It is so nice to get up each day and eat breakfast with the roomies and our host dad, Americo, before we go to work. Breakfast usually consists of bread with butter or jam, bananas, cereal with milk or yogurt, and tea. When I arrived at school ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [348]
Today was my first day of volunteering at the school. It takes me about an hour to get from my family stay to the Chynchaysuyo School. I have to walk about 30 minutes from the house to the bus stop located on the city's main street, Avenida El Sol.... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [343]
That evening, we headed back to the Plaza de Armas. The plaza looks amazing in the day and at night. We tried our first Peruvian pizza at Pizza Marengo. It was delicious! The people here like to put mayonnaise on their pizza, but their mayonnaise ... Read more >
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