You probably remember that in mid-June we endured 30 hours of bus rides to go from Olón, Ecuador, to Lima, Peru. Both of us were dreading the ride. I was probably even more reluctant than Tigger since our last really long bus ride was a very rough experience. The ride felt a little less daunting, …
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After enduring a delayed flight to LAX causing me to have to run through several terminals to get to the international one, arriving after the computer system was locked out for my flight (but supervisor was kind enough to allow me to check-in anyway) and being told that most likely my bags would not be …
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After spending 5 days in the rain forest, it was time to head up north to the coast. My departing flight from Puerto Maldonado was delayed which meant a much longer wait in the Lima airport than I had wanted. After finally arriving at the Cajamarca airport, I grabbed a cab. The ride was a …
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Recounting my 5 days in the Amazonian rainforest and boating on the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Find out how I got bombed by guano.
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Note : This is part 3 of a multipart series about Peru. I’m quite positive this title is going to get me a lot more spam and bots, but I couldn’t resist. Before we head to Saqsaywaman (pronounced similar to “sexy woman”), I realized I forgot to mention a possibly little-known fact about Peru: They …
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Note : This is part 2 of a multipart series about Peru. All photos are protected by copyright. We could probably easily do a few posts just about Cusco. For some odd reason I had always imagined it as some small town in the mountains. Boy was I wrong! (Make sure to click on this …
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Note : This is part 1 of a multipart series about Peru. All photos are protected by copyright. In the past several years, I have tried to make at least one big trip a year. Last year it was the Philippines, a country that wove itself into the fabric of my heart in an incredibly …
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