We spent an evening here to check out the sites and markets and also to acclimatize to the altitude (2380m). Its been interesting in regards to the idea to slowly progress up to the 3800m of Cusco and Machu Picchu. I was a bit light headed heading into dinner, but […]
Yesterday was an action packed day that ranged from having an amazing time, to nearly spewing everywhere – so overall – not a bad day! It started off with a tour of the Cahuachi Pyramids in a fantastic off roader buggy and then onwards to sand boarding or “samboarding” as they […]
I’ve spent the last day or so visiting the Monastery of San Francisco and the Catacombs in downtown Lima, and walking around Barranco. Barranco is a bohemian town which has started to become popular more recently as more restaurants have popped up. Below are just some images from around the […]
I’ve arrived late last night from Fort Lauderdale. It was a scary drive to the hotel. From what I’ve read, there are posers in relation to the Taxi drivers, that aren’t real taxi drivers, but then again, it wasn’t as though they’d kidnap me, but rather charge more than would […]
Miami Beach is very similar to the Gold Goast and Surfers Paradise (of course, without the waves) of Australia. Its funny how there is a region called the Gold Coast in Florida, which includes Miami and there is Miami the suburb within the city of Gold Coast in Queensland. I […]
20 miles later I’ve finally gotten back to the hostel in time to get my ride to the airport. Today was about a lot of walking around places I hadn’t been. Started by walking to Japan Town. Fillmore Street is great for cafes and boutique stores (note that everything seems […]
Lindy in the Park is run every Sunday in Golden Gate Park from 11 am until 2 pm. It has been somewhat a highlight of the trip in terms of dancing. First thing of course is that dancing during the day, outside, is amazingly fun (most probably because we don’t always […]