- Wehrell-ed TravelI’m writing a blog this evening with the sincere hope that I will one day be able to publish it. The internet at our newest hostel is quite finicky. I’m thinking it will be several days before I get a Posted by JorieW in Wehrell-ed Travel | Oct 8, 2011
- Week SevenLast week the Copa Mundial (World Cup) qualifying tournament for South America began. Being the host country, Brazil automatically qualifies. This has completely changed the tournament. With the Brazilian powerhouse out of the way, Peru’s chances of quali Posted by ktconroy1604 in Gap Year | Oct 11, 2011
- Patience and time and the grass will become milk
If you want to get to Machu Pichu through the back door, and not pay the 80-150 dollars for the train, you can bike over abra malaga pass, stay at an awesome hostel on the other side, w Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Oct 10, 2011
- 24 hours of LimaBlue eyes, blonde hair, a pretty smile… Said her name was M.
We were waiting for our luggage together. She told me she was to have come to Lima together with a friend, who had canceled the day before the flight. Posted by b.d.reinink in Inspiración | Oct 9, 2011
- Wehrell-ed TravelAs I sit in the hostel with the day unwinding, laptop in front of me and wool socks once again pulled tightly up my legs in the slight evening chill, I find myself at peace with the world. Work has Posted by JorieW in Wehrell-ed Travel | Oct 7, 2011
- A snippet of PeruThere are only two ways of leaving Iquitos – by boat or by plane. Given that we were now on a rather tight schedule to get to Ecuador for our first stab at volunteering, taking a flight was the obvious Posted by barbla in Barbla and Dave's Carnet de Voyage | Oct 8, 2011
- Our first real adventureWell I'm still trying to figure out how to create and edit this travel blog, but overall it looks like it has potential. I'm not much on writing at the moment so I'm going to create entries just so I Posted by Peter_Dk in The Inca Trail | Oct 8, 2011
- Wehrell-ed TravelAs I write this blog entry I am heavily bundled in layers atop wool sheets and with my wool socks tightly pulled up my legs. It’s cold here in Cuzco. Yes, cold.
Before I get to Cuzco, I should first finish Posted by JorieW in Wehrell-ed Travel | Oct 6, 2011
- Lima, PeruAt 8 hours flight from LA, i landed in Lima, capital of Peru, land of Incas!!!
Thanks to Murielle, her friends and huge family, I learnt everything about Peru history (from the Chinese slaves who signed their "working contract" in Spanish Posted by Natinshanghai in Break out of Asia | Oct 8, 2011
- Wehrell-ed Travel
I sit in LAX, waiting for what feels like the longest connection ever. Perhaps adding to the increasing agitation is the fact that Zac, Jenna, and I are all in separate seats on the plane. A Posted by JorieW in Wehrell-ed Travel | Oct 5, 2011
- Peru – Cusco
We hopped onto our bus in Puno in the morning and were surprised when a bloke got onto the microphone to say that he was going to be our guide for the day. We thought we were Posted by dbgomes in There and Back... And There Again | Oct 7, 2011
- PeruI´ve reached the end of my Peruvian Odyssey and The Bobster´s off home after his two week adventure. We´re on the border between Peru and Bolivia, on the shores of lake Titicaca having spent a night at only 3950m on Posted by AlisonLeahy in Gone Roaming | Oct 6, 2011
- Day 10, 11, & 12 - Cuzco Part IWell, I didn't do a whole lot on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. I slept off my bad bus trip and partied with some new friends at the awesome hostel that I'm staying at. And Cuzco is a beautiful Posted by deedeedixon in Bar Trip | Oct 5, 2011
- Day 9 - The Long Road to CuzcoAfter taking a couple of hours to think about it, Nicola decided that he wanted to go with me towards Cuzco. Well, at least ride the bus with me for the first 10 hours to Andahuaylas and stay there or Posted by deedeedixon in Bar Trip | Oct 5, 2011
- Day 7 & 8 - AyacuchoAfter sandboarding and getting a good night's sleep in Huacachina, I decided to spend the next day sleeping in and lounging around the pool at our hostel. The weather was just beautiful and it was nice to get a little Posted by deedeedixon in Bar Trip | Oct 5, 2011
- Day 6 - HuacachinaFirst, I want to say a word about vacation blogging - it´s much harder than I thought. Between tours, bus trips, meeting new people, trying to learn spanish, and getting some rest, there´s not much time that I really feel Posted by deedeedixon in Bar Trip | Oct 5, 2011
- Week SixAfter seconds of meticulous and careful planning, I ran to the train station and finally made the most important purchase of my Peruvian life: a ticket to Machu Picchu.
In school we were taught to always go with our Posted by ktconroy1604 in Gap Year | Oct 5, 2011
- Day 4 & 5 - ParacasAfter a less-than-exciting time in Lima, I headed to Paracas in hopes of meeting some travel buddies, seeing some wildlife, and getting some beach time. Paracas is a small town just south of Pisco, which is the town that developed Posted by deedeedixon in Bar Trip | Oct 3, 2011
- Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live.
The best thing about bike riding verus walking and motorcycles is you get to say hi to everyone who comes your way, and still cover a fair amount of miles. Today was the first day. The bags Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Oct 2, 2011
- Traveling is only glamorous in retrospect"If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make it easier to get to the airport".
George Winters
An interesting and beautiful place, this Cusco is. Aside from a canceled flight d Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Sep 30, 2011
- Day 3 - Last Day in LimaHaving spent most of my first day in Lima walking around and planning my trip, I decided that there wasn't that much that I was interested in doing in the capital city. Since Lima has about half of the country's Posted by deedeedixon in Bar Trip | Sep 30, 2011
- Amazon – part 2After getting some cooked eggs, coffee and juice in a little café in Iquitos, we were ready to find a hostel. We walked the few blocks to the main square where most hostels were located, but the town was eerily Posted by lonsdale77 in Barbla and Dave's Carnet de Voyage | Sep 29, 2011
- Life as a Volunteer at Hogar de EsperanzaYesterday completed my second work week as a volunteer at Hogar de Esperanza, a Christian orphanage outside of Trujillo, Peru. Currently, 48 children ranging in age from one to seventeen years old call HdE home. The children come Posted by angela201 in Así es la vida... | Sep 28, 2011
- Viva El Peru (Long live Peru)So it is time to say goodbye to Peru our end our adventure for now
But before that here is a quick post of our final few days.
Once we left Machu Picchu we headed back on the 5am train to Cusco. Posted by The Flying Kiwi in The secret world that is Peru | Sep 28, 2011
- Exploring the lost city of the Incas==We made it!==
Well it all started with a stratically picked outfit (my kiwi top so no one miss took me for Australian and a crazy drive with a kamikaze taxi driver to the small town of Ollantaytambo where we were Posted by The Flying Kiwi in The secret world that is Peru | Sep 27, 2011