October 20, 2004
Lake Titicaca
By the time you read this, all of my pictures from Arequipa and Colca Canyon will be up, and probably a few from Lake Titicaca as well. I took a bus from Arequipa to Puno on Monday morning. The five-hour...Read this update
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October 18, 2004
Peruvian Food
I think I wrote a little bit about the food in my first weeks in Peru, but I thought I'd write more specifically about it since I've been making a point of eating a bunch of local specialties lately. First...Read this update
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Colca Canyon Trek
I took a three-day trek from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon, and it was another great experience. The first day, we were picked up around 6:30 and taken to the bus station, where I discovered that a couple from my...Read this update
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October 13, 2004
Arequipa
Arequipa is a bigger city than Cusco, about 1 million people live here, and it feels much more like a big city. I like cities, but I thought this was a smaller town than Cusco, so it caught me a...Read this update
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October 11, 2004
Photos Revisited
ALL of my photos are up, from Cusco, the jungle, trips to various ruins, and Machu Picchu! Check them out here....Read this update
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The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
The night before the trek, we went to sleep to the sound of rain pounding on the skylight outside our room, and I dreaded beginning the trip in the rain. Thankfully, we woke up at 5:30 to brilliant blue skies...Read this update
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October 05, 2004
The Trek Begins...
Tomorrow morning at 5:45, Jessica and I will be picked up by our tour agency, PeruTreks, and whisked off towards the beginning of the infamous Inca Trail, on which we will make a 4-day trek to Machu Picchu. The trail...Read this update
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October 04, 2004
Another Perspective
Jessica's keeping a travelblog too. Thought you might also like to hear her side of the story. And, she did a better job describing the ruins. Either I was just being lazy, or wanted to let the pictures speak for...Read this update
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Ollantaytambo and Pisac
Jessica and I took a weekend trip to two nearby towns, Ollantaytambo and Pisac. We left Saturday morning, and it took us about 2 hours and $1.25 to get to Ollantaytambo on two different buses. The second was basically a...Read this update
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Last Week
Last week was really good. My second week of Spanish classes ended up being with a different teacher, Jessica, but I really liked her. I had three classmates: Lukas, the Swiss guy I went to the jungle with; Sharon, from...Read this update
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October 01, 2004
PHOTOS!
FINALLY, I've got almost all of my photos online. Not all of them have captions and stuff, but they're there! Enjoy. My friend Jessica from San Francisco arrived on Wednesday; she's staying with me at my homestay right now and...Read this update
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September 26, 2004
My weekend
I was exhausted after Manu, but managed to rest up on Friday night and was raring to go this weekend, which was really good. Yesterday I did laundry at the house, and then I made lunch with the mom, Isabel....Read this update
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The Jungle
I spent five days in the jungle last week. Or more accurately, about 3 days in the jungle and 2 days driving there and back. The more upscale tours drive in and fly back, and now I understand why. It's...Read this update
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September 24, 2004
Photo Hell
I just spent an hour or so trying to get this damn photo thing to work. Need to do some more brainstorming. In the meantime, I'm posting one lovely photo as a teaser--the jungle at sunrise this morning. Enjoy!...Read this update
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Back to Civilization
What a novelty to be away from radio, TV, and internet for 5 whole days! Pretty remarkable. It's nice to be back, though. Just wanted to let you all know I had a great trip and am back safe and...Read this update
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September 18, 2004
Sightseeing in Full Force
Today was a full day of hiking and wandering and bus-taking to get to the salt flats (terraced on a mountain) and to see Incan ruins at Chinchero that were pretty impressive (probably moreso because they were my first!). It...Read this update
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September 17, 2004
Big Plans
Today, it's a week since I left San Francisco. Hard to believe. On the one hand, it doesn't seem like I've been gone very long, but somehow I also feel like I've been here for a while. This trip hasn't...Read this update
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September 14, 2004
Just Like the Locals
Well, not really. I took the bus to and from school today all by myself, but these buses are just way too small for me, even the bigger ones. They're basically falling apart minivans stuffed full of people, and a...Read this update
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September 12, 2004
Buenos Dias de Cusco, Peru
¡Hola! Already I'm not thinking too clearly in English, but of course fumbling through the Spanish, so bear with me! I made it to Cusco in one piece, and am getting settled in with my host family. The parents are...Read this update
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August 24, 2004
Hello, Host Family!
I just found out a little bit about the family I'll be staying with in Cusco, Peru, while I'm studying Spanish. The father is an electrical engineer, and his wife is a lawyer. They have a 5-year-old daughter and a...Read this update
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