South America
Our travels to South America. Discovering a different country, a different continent, a different culture and a different mind-set... This trip changed us in so many good ways!
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Walking with llamas
We did our own tour of the Inca sites around Cuzco by foot. It was physically quite draining but was also a nice, memorable walk. We used our Boleto Turistico ticket to enter…
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Toilets and Flushing in Peru
This is embarrassing and probably not something one should blog about but it’s something you should know when in Peru. We only found this out today. The toilet in our room got totally…
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Climb every Mountain in Cuzco
Day 4 in Cuzco Have you ever thought of what should happen to your body when you die? I’m not trying to make you morbid, it’s a practical question which I think you…
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Sacred Valley Tour of Cuzco
Day 3 in Cuzco – Part 2 This post is a continuation of our Sacred Valley Tour we did yesterday. All the history is quite overwhelming but knowing a bit more about it…
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Brief History of the Incas
Day 3 in Cuzco – Part 1 Today we were typical tourists! We took a tour bus to use our Boleto Turistico ticket to see some famous Inca Ruins. We toured the Sacred…
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Getting to know Cuzco
Day 2 in Cuzco It was cold and rainy in Cuzco today so we opted for indoor activities. We gave our laundry in to be washed at a laundry service.(A rainy day is…
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Day 1 in Cuzco
Day 10 Peru Day 1 in Cuzco This morning we arrived in Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incan Empire. Alvero, from Qolqampata hostel where we are staying, picked us up at the…
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Ica to Arequipa with Cial Bus Company
Via taxi from Huacachina we made our way to the city of Ica where we spent about 5 hours before catching our bus. We walked around for a bit, ate late lunch and…
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Adventure Activities in Huacachina
The sandboarding and dune buggying in Huacachina was awesome! The dunes are huge and in every direction you look you see more sandy hills. Our driver didn’t hold back! He drove that buggy…
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Our stay in Huacachina
It’s amazing but also funny, we are in Peru, at an oasis, in a desert we didn’t even know existed just a few days ago. It is so unusual it almost feels like…
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Aliens of Paracas
We strolled into the privately owned Paracas History Museum which is right next to our backpackers. It opened up a whole new world to us of mysteries and endless possibilities of Paracas’s alien…
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Tour to Ballestas Islands is Awesome
I have never seen so many birds in my entire life! I was absolutely amazed! This morning we went on a 2 hour speed-boat tour of Ballestas Islands. These are a group of…
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Traveling with Cruz del Sur
We travelled from Lima to Paracas with Cruz del Sur bus company. I was very impressed and will definitely use them again. When Marc got on the bus and saw our seats he…