PERU | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009 | Views [535]
We were on our way by 5.30am. A 2 hr bus ride to Ollaytatambo, and then another 40mins to kilometre 82, where the 44k trek begins. A nice day at first as we got our first taste of an incline and a few ruins along the way and a pleasant walk along the ... Read more >
PERU | Tuesday, 17 Mar 2009 | Views [646]
Pisac, what a beautiful toen and magnificent ruins. The best yet - and Aaron forgot the camera! fuck. There were at least 5 different ruins here pearched high above the valley. With massive Incan agricultural terraces spiralling down to the bottom. ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 16 Mar 2009 | Views [434]
Tambomochay We caught a bus to Tambomachay, 12 ks up the sacred valley from Cuzco so we could walk back to Cuzco down hill. Tambomochay is known as the baths of the princess. It is a small ruin where two aquaducts supply all the water all year round.... Read more >
PERU | Sunday, 15 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
Touristy but nice
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PERU | Sunday, 15 Mar 2009 | Views [701]
What an amaising town! Extremely touristic and double the price, but for a reason... It is steeped in history being the Incan capital city. The huge Cyclopean master masonary lies at the bottom of most colonial churches ( as the spaniards destroyed ... Read more >
PERU | Saturday, 14 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
The amazing Nazca lines
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PERU | Saturday, 14 Mar 2009 | Views [521] | Comments [2]
We got to Nazca in the afternoon and headed straight to the airport. What an unbelievable experience!! The pics will never do it justice. We payed for the lowest flying plane. A 4 seater. Aaron next to the pilot. The colours of Nazca are so previlent ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 12 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
A desert oasis!
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PERU | Thursday, 12 Mar 2009 | Views [546]
Still under the weather, it had been 4 days of nothing to eat for Aaron. He finally managed a plate of soup. High spirits!! Huacachina is a desert Oasis surrounded by surreal sand dunes 5ks from Ica. A really cool place built as mainly a gringo trap.... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 9 Mar 2009 | Views [558]
A dark dark bus ride ensued. We were 9 hours on a bus with no toilet! Sucking in turtle heads every few minutes, the cramping was so severe it put Aaron into a delerium. We got to Huaraz, deep inside the Andean Mountains at high altitude, a screaming ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 6 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
Staying at the beach own Huanchaco
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PERU | Friday, 6 Mar 2009 | Views [1511] | Comments [1]
It was straight to the beach, Huachaco claimed to be the hangout for the gringos. I cant say I was impressed by the beach after being spoilt in Aussie for 3 years. We chilled and ate some nice Cerbiche ( Peruvian raw fish dish. )it would prove to be ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 6 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
Crazy city in Northern Peru
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PERU | Wednesday, 4 Mar 2009 | Views [542]
Back in Peru! You can feel the energy buzzing in the streets, so much life, and so friendly to their gringo Amigos at a small price. We got through the border fine, and we were meet by a gruesome site on the road to Chiclayo. A overturned goods truck ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Sunday, 1 Mar 2009 | Views [534]
So, it was back onto the Mainland of Ecuador and heading down south to the beautiful tranquillity of Cuenca. We stayed here a few nights and had some nice Mexican Chimichangas. The Mesuem here is world class showcasing shruken heads!! and Aaron was glad ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009 | Views [652]
Described in the lonely planet as a once in a life time paradise, our expectations were set high from the begining. We had forked out alot of our Aussie cash before we left for a five day boat cruise around a few of the various Islands in the Achipelago.... Read more >
ECUADOR | Sunday, 22 Feb 2009 | Views [619]
Because of an Avalanche, we found we had to get up at 5am!!!! Take a 2 hour bus to Alausi and start the train from there...well more of a bus really on the tracks. So we hopped on and saw nothing but a blanket of white fog. Just our Luck! It seemed to ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 | Views [555]
So, we travelled by bus to the lovely town of Banos, in the Andes. It is named after its famous thermal pools. No Hamner Springs, but nice next to a waterfall. ´The town has a live dangerous volcano above it which last errupted in 2006. Its a very quaint ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Monday, 16 Feb 2009 | Views [566]
After staying at The Secret Garden in Quito we stayed with the same company and went with a bunch of people to Secret Garden Cotopaxi! We traveled in a squishy jeep with 8 of us packed in for a bumpy rough ride to the middle of nowhere. The accommodation ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Monday, 16 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery
stunning Mountains and a peaceful setting
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