Friday, 6 Jan 2012 | Views [4088]
I was worried about my fitness level
(& history of asthma) at high altitude. We had spent 4 days in Cusco at an
elevation of 3400m to acclimatize (& to go to Spanish School!). We were
told by our guide that someone always gets sick on every ... Read more >
Thursday, 5 Jan 2012 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 7 Dec 2011 | Views [1264]
Colca Valley
– Despite our delay, we still managed to make it on our Colca Valley tour. We were
collected first thing in the morning and along with a bus full of people (such
are the unfortunate joys of mass tourism….) we hit the road. We stopped ... Read more >
Tuesday, 6 Dec 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 3 Dec 2011 | Views [988]
Lima – We
only allocated one day to Lima and to be honest, that was plenty. We could’ve
spent another day checking out the more upmarket shopping area of Miraflores
but it didn’t interest us. We spent our day wondering around the old town and
checking ... Read more >
Saturday, 3 Dec 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 | Views [7130]
After our
nightmare border crossing experience, Mancora was just what we needed!
Our first
night the 5 of us shared a dorm and the following morning we all checked into
private rooms in a different hostel called Loki because it was paradise.... Read more >
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 | Photo Gallery
From the beach to the mountains...
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Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 | Views [1925]
We purchased bus tickets from Suenca, Ecuador to Mancora, Peru and were told it would take 9 hours. Along the way, a tire blew on our bus and we were delayed to fix it. This was an omen of things to come…..
After 6 hours we were dropped off at the ... Read more >
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 | Photo Gallery
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