With nearly 10 million people, Lima is easily the biggest city in Peru. Normally a city this big completely intimidates me, but this one I was familiar with from my last trip to Peru. On top of that, Lima has a friendly little tourist district called Miraflores where you can find all sorts of comforts of home, from McDonald’s to Banana Republic (no, I did not visit either of them). One thing that I was no aware of the last time I was in Lima was the amazing food culture there. [Read more…] about Eating and Saying Goodbye in Lima
Lima
Welcome to the jungle of Iquitos!
If there is one thing that I truly love about Peru, it is how different the landscapes are in each place that you go. Ryan and I went from desert sand dunes, to a quick stop on the coast in Lima, and then over to the deep jungle. Iquitos is about as far into the jungle as it gets, only reachable by a very long and unpleasant boat ride, or by plane. Naturally (and because of time), we chose to take a plane. After a pleasant 3 hour journey, we touched down in the jungle, and were blasted by the heat and humidity upon exiting the plane. Within a few minutes I was drenched with sweat. Welcome to the jungle! [Read more…] about Welcome to the jungle of Iquitos!
Nazca Lines & Huacachina
Since we crossed into Bolivia nearly 6 weeks ago, Ryan and I have been traveling what is known as “the Gringo Trail”. For those of you who have never heard the term “gringo”, it is what the locals refer to the foreigners down here. When I first heard this back in January, I was bit offended, as I consider myself more of a traveller than a tourist, but I have come to accept the term over time. Let’s face it, it’s better to just say it as it is – I am a gringo, and there is no denying that. [Read more…] about Nazca Lines & Huacachina