Trip: South America travels
There are [41] stories from my trip: South America travels
USA | Tuesday, 6 Jun 2006 | Views [640] | Comments [1]
I'm back. Still marvelling at the ease of conducting business in english, and sad by the already obvious decline in my spanish.... but so it goes. and sadly the last spanish I heard was the airplane captain onthe way to Miami fumbling through his normal ... Read more >
Tags: culture, culture shock, miami
CHILE | Tuesday, 30 May 2006 | Views [354] | Comments [1]
staying in the neighborhood of Bellavista, a nice old house, high celing hostal. Charlie, the resident all around worker goes out of his way to make you, well to make me feel welcome. Second night we drank wine and ate cazuela together, a typical chilean ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
CHILE | Thursday, 25 May 2006 | Views [409]
Well aside from the comfortable, well organized buses, there are many new things about chile that I am noticing... the bread is awesome and crusty. they serve real butter (not the maragarine that most people didnt´know wasnt butter in ecu, peru y bolivia), ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
CHILE | Thursday, 25 May 2006 | Views [312]
Arrive in San Pedro, not really having any idea what to expect. It´s def not bolivia, or peru. but upon first encounter feels more like santa fe, 20 years ago, or tulluide co back in it´s early years ¨(i would guess). it´s dusty, mud brick walls, meager ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
BOLIVIA | Thursday, 25 May 2006 | Views [850]
(pictures will tell all that I left out.. coming soon) I left la paz, as planned to take a tour of the salt flats (largest in the world) in southern bolivia. I made my way on bus to Oruru, about 4 hours, then got on my business class train car (since ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
PERU | Friday, 19 May 2006 | Views [273] | Comments [2]
Well, after some delay, I left Cusco feeling like I did all I could do with my work, but still very sad to leave behind some dear friends, and the nice life I had settled into. Exhausted and a bit sick from the chaos that was the last few days, I cried ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
PERU | Friday, 5 May 2006 | Views [1189] | Comments [3]
<p>Well, 2 months into my stay here in Cusco, I made it to Machu Pichhu. After much negotiation and delay, I arranged to go with a friend- guide (who I quickly learned is a much better friend than guide), and another girl, Chetana, from the states.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
PERU | Monday, 24 Apr 2006 | Views [1005]
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
PERU | Monday, 17 Apr 2006 | Views [323] | 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
PERU | Tuesday, 11 Apr 2006 | Views [659]
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
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