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July 26, 2004Fiestas Patrias?Last night, I had a beer at the hostel with 2 guys I met in the morning - Sando from Lima and Yury originally from Lima but living in London. In the bar, I saw Frances, again! This was the...Read this update Sacred Valley of the IncasYesterday, I went on an all day tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The views were absolutely stunning! We first went to a small town were there was a market. They said it was the cheapest of the...Read this update In Cusco now!Well, today is my 4th day in Cusco, and it has been really great! I was supposed to stay in Hostal Iquique, but they asked me to move as there was a large group coming in, so I stayed in...Read this update Get me the hell out of Lima!!!I took the night bus from Huaraz to Lima on the evening of the 22nd. The bus was decent. It was a double decker, and I sat on the top level. It also came with a meal as well, which...Read this update July 22, 2004Huaraz, a mountaineers dreamOn the 20th, I took the night bus over to Huaraz. Judith and I met up with Michelle and Francis, and also met other backpackers that Judith had met - Gina from Ireland, Indrin, and Marshall. The bus was soooo...Read this update July 19, 2004Huanchaco is paradiseOn the 17th around noon, we left Trujillo, and headed to Huanchaco. Quite an adventure finding the busses to Huanchaco as well! We figured there was a Copa America game going on in Trujillo as there were tons and tons...Read this update Adventures of crossing the border and moreOn the 15th, I met Judith in the Loja bus station. We decided to take the 1pm Loja-Macará-Piura bus, then take the night busses over to Cajamarca. So here´s how the adventure went... The Loja-Piura bus trip took about 8...Read this update Vilcabamba and the police scare!On the morning of the 13th, I left Loja to Vilcabamba. It´s a very beautiful bus trip. I stayed at the Hostería Izhcayluma, which is 2 km outside of town, but awesome! They have a lot of land, and grounds...Read this update The insane asylum?Loja...sucks! Well, I got to Loja on the 12th, and got a room at the Londres hostal. It was in the Footprints guide, and on the cheap side, so I figure that it would be okay. I had my own...Read this update July 17, 2004In PeruIn Peru, finally. Well, Ive got plenty of stuff to catch up on. Just wanted to say that I made the border crossing. It was really nice and easy..maybe just too easy! But after that, its been quite an adventure....Read this update July 12, 2004The artist and the studentI made it to Cuenca yesterday, the 11th. I walked around Cuenca when I got there, but since it was Sunday, the whole town was closed down. A town of about 600,000 people, and maybe 100 were out and about....Read this update No train!Well, as luck would have it, I stood in line Sat evening to buy a ticket for the Nariz del Diablo train. There was quite a queue in front of me. We found out that the train was not going...Read this update July 10, 2004Aburrida en RiobambaYup, Im pretty bored here in Riobamba. If it werent for the Nariz del Diablo train, I would have left already :P Yesterday morning, I got to Riobamba, walked around, and found that theres really not much to do here,...Read this update July 08, 2004Her name was Lola...July 7, 2004 - Woke up at 2:15 am to catch the 3:00 am bus from Chugchilan to Latacunga. At least I wasn´t alone. Dominique and Serge also needed to catch the bus. Well, we were wondering where the bus...Read this update Not quite the PlateauJuly 6, 2004 - I decided I´d go for an "easy" hike today. It was called the Plateau. As I was nearing the cemetary, Bernard, a Canadian I met the night before, said that they were going to do the...Read this update Laguna QuilotoaJuly 5th, a group of 10 of us at the Inn decided that we were going to do the Laguna Quilotoa hike. On the trip was the family from Montreal: Patrick, Marie, Louis, Ophelie, and Emilie; Jen and Tony; a...Read this update Baa baa Black Sheep!In Chugchilan, I am staying at the Black Sheep Inn. The bus dropped me off at the road. I had to hike uphill quite a bit to get to the lodge. Made it about half way ? up, panting, gave...Read this update July 07, 2004Bloody bus driverJuly 4, 2004 - Went to Chugchilan today. Had to take a bus from Quito to Latacunga, then from Latacunga to Chugchilan. I had to wait a few hours in the Latacunga bus station, since the bus didn´t leave till...Read this update Travel buddy!After we got back from Otavalo, showered, etc, Judith and I decided to compare schedules, since we knew that we were going down the same path. We´ve decided to work our schedules around each other, so that we´ll meet in...Read this update OtavaloJuly 3, 2004 - Got up pretty early. Met up with Judith and Antonette at 6:30 to make our daytrip to the Otavalo markets. We went to the Animal markets, which were disappointing. I thought it would be more involved...Read this update Footprints is wrong!Judith and I decided to go to the Panecillo after doing the Mitad del Mundo. It´s the big hill (or mountain) with the statue of the Virgin on top. According to the Footprints guide, you walk to the bottom of...Read this update The real equator!July 2, still :) I met up with Judith back at the Secret Garden, where we got an info sheet from the day trips folder about going to the Mitad del Mundo. We took the trole as instructed -- no...Read this update QuitoAlrighty, finally found a relatively cheap, fast internet connection in Baños! So I have some stories to tell now :) July 2nd was my first full day in Quito. I woke up and went to the terrace of the Secret...Read this update July 04, 2004whew!whew, slow internet, not too many details this entry! well, now in Chugchilan. Got rammed by a sheep with horns today..it knocked me on my ass and I flew...with a hot cup of tea in my hand as well! haha...now...Read this update |
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