Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Views [388]
Can´t believe how fast the time has gone. I´m almost back where I started, just two flights away from the grand old USA. Last few days have been pretty mellow, kicking it countryside style. Even saw a tarantula on the curtain of my bedroom window!. ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | Views [305]
Been schleping through rural Peru for a few days, but came across an Internet cafe on the plaza of Urubamba, population 2,000. Had to wrestle the use of a the computer from some eight-year old online video game addicts, but here I am... Anyway, tiny ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | Views [393]
That´s what everyone here keeps calling Cuzco. The word -- umbligo -- does mean bellybutton, but in the sense the Peruvians mean it, it´s kind of the Inca ancestral land. Saw some amazing ruins up above the city today. Gigantic stone homes that nobody ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | Views [1342]
Cuzco is by far the best city I´ve visted yet. You can tell it´s very Inca -- handmade stone walls, elegant Incan designs on everything, bright colors, narrow roads, interesting food, friendly people. I would upload photos, but this Internet cafe computer ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | Views [391]
Arequipa is much more beautiful now that I've slept a whole night... Walked
around pretty much all day. Went down by the Rio Chili, and walked over
a bridge that used to be for trains only, designed by Gustave Eiffel.
As in tower. Bridge was about ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | Views [363]
Made it to Lima, the capitol. I´m at the airport writing this update. The airport is really like any other: McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, etc. I did spy some interesting wool pieces, of course. And other neat handicrafts abound. I saw some interesting junk ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
