Chiclayo Monsefu Peru and Victoria Hostal We had booked the Victoria Hostal. It was really close to the main Plaza, and also we could walk to the bus depots and compare prices. Not to mention there were 2 shopping plazas nearby and one had TOTTUS, my son’s favorite store! When we arrived we were shown […]
Chan Chan Peru Largest adobe city Trujillo Plaza de Armas This morning is a learning time. We try to incorporate learning times in our travel, like a field trip I guess. So we take the local bus from Huanchaco Beach toward Trujillo. We stop off on the road and have no idea how far we […]
Chincha El Carmen Maimainé Afro-Peruvian Restaurant San José Peru After our morning in Paracas, we really did not have a lot else to do, so we packed up and decided to take a taxi into Pisco. The hostel owner helped us organize a good rate, and told the driver where to drop us at the local mini-van […]
Paracas Ballestas Islands Peru (also known also as the poor man’s Galapagos) We took a bus to Paracas. No! We actually took a taxi from Ica to Paracas. And the reason it was not a bus? Well, we were accosted by so many taxi drivers all telling us we could not get a taxi when […]
Visiting Bodegas Wineries Pisco makers out of Ica Peru We are getting fairly relaxed. It is day four of our Oasis stay in the desert of Huacachino. I definitely have a cold coming on, but I will not be deterred. We catch a moto-taxi for all of $1.30 into Ica. We try to go to […]
Huacachino Oasis in the Desert of Puno with green mud Unfortunately, we decided to leave Nasca after only one night. We did want to go and see the temple, and I now regret not doing so. But there were so many roosters living next door, and they just made such a noise I thought I […]
Nazca Peru – Nazca lines in a plane We Take Oltursa floats to Nazca. The seats are huge. The service is wonderful. The food is even OK. But there is no sleep. Just as I drift off, the bus stops and it is searched, and I fail to return to sleep thereafter. At 6 a.m. […]
Ollyantaytambo Peru. Maras. Moray. Salineras. As we arrived late last night, and the town was dark, it was only on a morning walk that we discovered just how much we loved this little town! Surrounded with Inca and pre-Inca ruins and a majestic hillside fortress, we knew we had sold ourselves short on time. […]
Machu Picchu Peru A trip to remember Yesterday we were up early to get the “collective”, or mini-bus to Ollyantaytambo. When we arrived, we instantly noticed the “tourist prices” at the restaurant, but we were so hungry, and with little time to spare, we ordered and pretty much scoffed our lunch down. We raced […]
Tienda Museo Antique woven fabric store in Cuzco We had made friends with an Australian couple when we were in Copacabana. They had already been to Cuzco and told us we HAD to go to a small shop off the main square. We were told we would recognize it when we got inside because on […]
Visiting Cuzco An incredible Colonial City in Peru, South America We had been invited to meet and stay with Lainie and Miro, I had been chatting with Lainie, and we had also done an interview with her on her website this month. http://www.raisingmiro.com/?s=exploramum&x=0&y=0 And then we finally got to meet them both. They had just moved […]
A hike to Temple of the Moon in Cuzco, Peru Being in Cuzco, Peru we are surrounded by Inca and pre-Inca ruins, and fabulous walks. So when we woke to sunshine, we decided today was the day for a local hike to Temple of the Moon. Now I am no hiker, we go on walks, […]
