Entries from gone living tagged with 'peru'
hanging out in iquique
after visiting the Nazca Lines several days ago, i managed to fall intensely sick with a simultaneous bad cold and eye infection (probably from my contact lenses). after trying to work through the local pharmacy, who managed to give me...
it's all about the oasis
the oasis of huacachina after spending several days in lima for a wedding and then the resulting "ok, TOMORROW we're going to make plans and move on...", i finally made it out of lima and down to the oasis...
one early lima morning
symphony through the single-pane glass of a lima apartment: the first notes are sounded at dawn from the birds roosting in the palm trees. then the first engines being to rev in the streets, followed by a car alarm going...
my first-class peru bus experience
my plush seat on the bus! after deciding to head directly from arequipa to lima, i was facing an extremely long 13-and-a-half hour bus ride. i choose what is inarguably the best bus operator in lima, cruz del sur,...
el tiempo arequipeño
feet up and relaxing in a hammock i woke up today in my single room at the the point hostel arequipa with a hangover from last night's carousing on the town for someone's birthday, and recuperated with lots of...
a warning note on peruvian taxis
while riding up on the train from cuzco to macchu pichu, i met two backpackers from sweden with a horrible story to tell: they'd just arrived in town, near the end of their 3-month trip across south america, and were...
weaving the trip
i just finished a second day consisting of several hours of skype phone calls to hostels and travel agents, web research, listmaking, emailing, lonely planet thorn tree searching/reading/posting, and suddenly the next 3 months of the trip (which were basically...
i've landed in cuzco, peru
i'm writing this post from the scenic Loki Backpackers Hostel here in Cuzco, Peru, where i've been having a delightfully hectic few days. i'm finally taking some time out to catch up on my blog, so you'll notice that i've...
sleeping in airports
while doing research on my upcoming flights to south america in january, i was looking up whether or not the lima airport would be a good place to spend the night (since i have a layover there from 12am-5pm, which...
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