Travelblog (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
After starting our journey yesterday at 2pm and beginning flights at 6pm and not stopping until 9am this morning we are now FINALLY in Cusco It was quite an exhausting travel but I am so excited to be here. We arrived and were driven off to the Maximo Nivel thats the orginization we are volunteering throughschool for orientation. Everyone was pretty out of it myself included. All i could t
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
... have packed last night after all but hey got it all in the back pack ancd can sort it all out at Cusco!!! So we got to the hotel at about 10ish and decided to chill for a few hours before heading out. was a pretty nice town, we got all our last bits for the Inca trail, I still cannot believe that we are doing that soo soon - very excited but a bit nervous!!! We had our briefing from Mario...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
22nd December CuscoWe woke up starving. We headed out for a really nice breakfast in a cozy little restaurant. Jake tried alpaca with chips at 8am After that we headed to the laundrette where i had the embarrasing task of counting through my grubby smalls with the guy behing the counter who was wearing a mask and thick rubber gloves.We went back to the awful hostel which looked lopsided and...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
23rd December Cusco y PunoThat morning we got a taxi to the bus company however upon arrival we were told we were told that we would be travelling with another company first classtravel as there was not enough people to fill our bus.We were impressed when we turned up as it was a tourist coach and jake actually had some leg room. there were 5 stops along the way first of which was an old c
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
21st December Aguas Calientes y CuscoWe were the last to have breakfast so sneaked some extra bread from the kitchen. We left our bags at the hostel then headed down to the river. We went for a 3 course meal that day and it was delicious. Feeling ridiculously full we waddled off to the internet to watse a few hours before picking up our bags and making our way to the train station as we were...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Hi allWell left Cusco pity really as I loved it.......but onwards to Arequipa. On the way we stopped at Colca Canyon to hopefully see the elusive as its the rainy season here now Condors........ see pics................Stayed in a lovely little hotel in Yanque for the night nothing really to do except enjoy there dinner they put on for us and my first glass of red for the trip finally my s
Londonward (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... (they didn’t) but because the vibes were nice, unhurried and relaxed. Too bad we had to leave for Cusco the next morning. One thing I do prefer in Lima over the Andes is the food I’ve had. All the fresh seafood here is incredible. They mix with Asian and colonial influences to make a cuisine that really rocks. I’ll miss ceviche in London, that’s for sure. Yeah, you could conceivably make...
Relief Web (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 12 departments in the North, Central and Southern Peru, 3 people have died and internal flights to Cusco were suspended during the weekend. Most affected areas include Cusco, Puno, Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa and Apurimac. Source: La Nación. COLOMBIA: Rains in Colombia left 76 dead and more than 1,2 million people affected, 100 people wounded and 18 others missing. About 2,355 houses...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... recommend buying tickets beforehand on Perurail.com. We took the very scenic 4 hour ride from Cusco to Aguas Calientes and hunted down a hostel to stay the night. With a few new Spanish words, we found a place with hot water for relatively cheap. Unbeknownst to us until later that night, the water was also coming from the ceiling. Several drips fell down the entire night, flooding our bed...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... does tend to wear one’s patience. Luckily, my itinerary has also allowed me to meet the locals. In Cusco, Peru, I lived with a host family for six weeks while studying Spanish and working as a volunteer in a poverty-stricken primary school. In Ecuador's Galapagos Islands I taught English and helped out at the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre. And in New Zealand I spent a month on a conservation...
DS Articles (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
... and Cartagena in Columbia, Buenos Aires and Ushuaia in Argentina, Caracas in Venezuela, Iquitos, Cusco and Lima in Peru, La Paz and Santa Cruz in Bolivia, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador in Brazil, Quito in Ecuador, and Santiago in Chile. These tourist destinations provide the same aura of hospitality and sophistication influenced largely by Spain and Portugal. Your access to 34 cities...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
... women in Peru, I guess projects like that are rare. In this area - the outskirts of high up of Cusco the children have no primary school. I asked if there were laws demanding school - and there are they are just not enforced. We arrived and were given a tour - we were not 100% certain what we should be doing. Some started helping teach english - I learned quickly I was not good at that....
Zieak's Blog (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
... Lima, Peru. I’ll crash in the airport that night and get a very early flight to the Peruvian city Cusco. I’ll spend a few days exploring there and getting accustomed to the 10,000 elevation before pressing on to see Maccu Picchu for a few days. Then i think i’ll be meeting up with Levy in either Lima or Guayaquil, Ecuador. We’ll spend a week or two working up the coast of Peru and Ecuador....
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
... Tomorrow we leave at 6:30am for a 10 hour bus ride to Andahuaylas. We are taking the slow route to Cusco and trying to acclimate to the altitude along the way. 3 minutes left until time´s up so pictures are on their way!!
