Peru
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Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [522] | Comments [1]
Whilst recoverering from the night out in Cusco, I found myself yet again feeding stray dogs on the street. A young ginger dog that looked a bit like Jack caught my attention, because his ribs were sticking out so much. I bought a muffin from the street ... Read more >
Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [730]
Well a drunken promise for a "big night out in Cusco" is one thing... but it was quite another when, with the hangover from hell from the night before in Puno, I boarded a bus for the 7 hour journey to Cusco. Kylee´s tour group had left at ... Read more >
Wednesday, 20 Feb 2008 | Views [720] | Comments [1]
After all the excitement of the archaelogical sites in Chiclayo, I decided it was high time for some serious beach action.. so I spent two weeks in Huanchaco, a sleepy little town on the coast near Trujillo with a long golden beach, hot sunny days and ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tuesday, 22 Jan 2008 | Views [754]
Today, two and a half months after paddling in the seas of the Atlantic ocean in Salvador, Brazil... I paddled in the Pacific ocean on the coast of Peru!! What an amazing thought, I have crossed South America all by myself! So I left Chachapoyas the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tuesday, 15 Jan 2008 | Views [1290] | Comments [1]
We arrived in Chachapoyas quite late following the broken down bus incident from Pedro Ruiz, but not late enough that the tour salesman at the hostel didn`t jump at the chance to sell us a "special" tour the next day to some of the many archaelogical ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tuesday, 15 Jan 2008 | Views [555]
It seems like a lot has happened since my last entry in Yurimaguas, which was only 5 days ago, so here goes... So me and the four Americans set off for Tarapoto that afternoon in two cars. The road between Yurimaguas and Tarapoto is closed until 6pm ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [923]
I´m on a roll now, trying to get back up to speed with my journal entries! Today is Thursday, and I arrived this morning at a sleepy little town called Yurimaguas. I got here by boat from Iquitos, which left on Monday evening. Quite an adventure! ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [847]
Well, I´ve been trying to write the blog entry for my 5 day jungle trip for the last couple of weeks, having already written 6 or 7 pages in my diary. But there is so much to tell and its so hot sitting in internet cafes for hours on end that I kept ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Friday, 14 Dec 2007 | Views [662] | Comments [1]
As part of my involvement with the Amazon CARES
organisation, I was invited to go along on a boat trip to visit a jungle
village 4 hours up river from Iquitos.
The intention was to set up a mobile vetinary clinic and hopefully treat and
help ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
