My family, Mum and Dad, sister and boyfriend and younger sister, recently came over to Peru for a 2 week visit. This was their first time in Peru so I had spent months meticulously planning a trip that would give them a taste of its wonderful people, landscapes, food/drink and leave them wanting to come back for more. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for September, 2009
Travel to Peru
Sep 4
The vast majority of visitors to Cusco make sure to visit Machu Picchu. And with good reason: it truly is spectacular, and never disappoints. However, I was in the favourable position of having already been there a few times so my visit to Cusco on this occasion promised to be Machu Picchu-free!
My ostensible aim was to hike the world-famous Lares trek. There are in fact several routes one can take, of varying heights and lengths, all including a stop at the remote town of Lares, with its (very hot) thermal springs. The route our small group of three trekkers took stayed overnight in Huacahuasi (which only had electricity installed a year ago, and it was being used mainly to power stereos playing huayno music) and Patacancha (famous for its traditional weaving). Read the rest of this entry »
Departing from Cusco train station, I rubbed my eyes and through the early morning fog I glimpsed Jose’s buttons glaring at me through the haze. I didn’t know it at the time, but Jose was due to become my best friend over the next 8 hours for my train ride from the imperial Inca city of Cusco to the highest city in Peru, Puno. At 3800m above sea level Puno sits on the shores of the magnificent lake Titicaca, my next destination. But first I had to get there. Read the rest of this entry »
Day1: The entrance to Ushuaia port is unassuming to say the least. There is little signage on the small building to indicate its purpose. We had walked down from our hotel and all that remained between us and the port entrance was the treacherous crossing of a heavily trafficked road. Despite the building being the major embarkation point for Antarctica cruises there wasn’t as much as a pedestrian crossing. We would have overlooked the structure altogether if it were not for a small sign reading “entranda passangeros”.
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