Turning 30 South American Style

With the dreaded 30th birthday looming, I ran away to South America to celebrate the landmark birthday in style.

Peru

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Surf, sand and cemented ruins at Trujillo and Huanchaco

Monday, 7 Jul 2008 | Views [227]

Desperate for some rest and relaxation after a hard few weeks of doing nothing we spent a few pleasant day at the beach near Trujillo. Our hectic daily schedule involved waking up, eating, having a nap and then dozing off reading a book in the sunshine ... Read more >

Tags: peru, trujillo, huanchaco, moche, surfing, surf, reed boats, mud bricks, temple, pyramid


Huaraz

Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Views [216]

We arrived in this lovely mountain town with great plans to trek across the national park and maybe even climb a mountain. We leave having done a half hour walk spending hours on a bus to get there. The problem was that it was just so hard to try ... Read more >

Tags: peru, huaraz, glacier, trek, national park, mountain, lake, flora, fauna, south america


Sandboarding at the Oasis Huacachina

Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Views [323] | Comments [1]

Indiana Jones has a lot to answer for. After watching the new film in Cuzco, we couldn´t pass by the Nazca Lines without having a least a little glimpse of the famous scribbles and to be fair, they weren´t really up to much. The town itself was all ... Read more >

Tags: huacachina, peru, nazca, ica, sand, sandboarding, sand dune, dune buggy, oasis, water


Machu Picchu

Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [397]

When something gets as big as Machu Picchu you get a little concerned that after great expense, time and distance to get there it can´t help but fail to live up the giant reputation that rests on its shoulders. It´s a wonder of the world visited by ... Read more >

Tags: machu picchu, peru, south america, latin america, trek, cycle, cuzco, inca, tour, agua calientes


Valley deep mountain too high in Arequipa

Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [249]

Arequipa is a lovely little city, ringed by volcanoes and built out of white sandstone rocks, a nice gentle introduction to tourist heavy southern Peru. We headed there on my insistence as I wanted to trek in the Colca Canyon nearby. And after getting ... Read more >

Tags: peru, arequipa, colca canyon, mount mitsi, trek, trekking, camping, campsite, south america, latin america.

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