Damu @damun ?

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  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Sipan and football   13 years, 9 months ago · View

    Day 224 Mon 11/4 – D 225 Tue 12/4 Chiclayo is much bigger than I had expected. It didnt strike me as charming at all. The folks were friendly enough. The first day was spent visiting arqueological ruins of Sipan and the museum, while the second day wandering the streets and watching Champions leage football […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Last day in Peru   13 years, 9 months ago · View

    Day 226 Wed 13/4 My sojourn in Peru comes to an end. I have enjoyed my stay here and liked Peru. Peruvian people have also been very friendly, and I have also met some really nice fellow travellers on the road here. I stayed in Peru longer than I had initially planned, but I am […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: The temple of moon and sun, the beach and taxes!   13 years, 9 months ago · View

    Trujillo Huaca de la Luna y Sol Huanchaco Chan Chan Day 212-213 Wed 30/3 and Thu 31/3 Trujillo Arrived in Trujillo after 8 hours. The semi cama was surprisingly comfortable despite my neighbour being an idiot – he insited on playing his radio late into the night. Wish my Spanish were good enough to offer him a few choice […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Hiking at high altitude with a fever   13 years, 9 months ago · View

    Day 206 Thu 24/3 Huaraz Arrived at Huaraz after a 8.5 hour bus journey. At the bus station, I was met with many offers for tours and hostels. I had already decided on which company to use and where to stay (it is always good to get info from other travellers), so I politely turned […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Lima   13 years, 9 months ago · View

    Day 202 Sun 20/3 to day 205 Wed 23/3 Lima Lazy start to the day in Huacachina as I wait for my bus at Bananas, laying down in a hammock. The bus leaves at 2pm and arrives in Lima at 6:30 pm. After checking in the hostel, I head out for a walk around the […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Back to Cusco   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 195 Sun 13/3 Cusco I decided to leave my hostel and join the girls at their hostel which is a lot cheaper and much quieter. I also was encouraged by the fact that some drunk had mistaken the shower for a toilet and had somehow managed to do his business there. I woke up […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Sandboarding   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 201 Sat 19/3 Huacachina The bus from Cusco arrived a bit earlier in Ica than I had expected – the ticket agent got her times wrong, I reckon. I wasnt quite ready to disembark at 6:00 am. Off to HUacachina, which is an oasis in the middle of a desert, about 5 km from […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Magical Machu Pichhu   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 192 Thu 10/3 Sta Maria/ Sta Teresa/ Hidro/ Aguas Calientes The 6 of us had decided to meet up at the San Francisco plaza at 7:30 before catching the collectivo at 8:00. The day started with a bang – a very pleasant surprise! I was at the square, the place of rendezvous, waiting for […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Cusco/ Pisaq   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 191 Wed 9/3 Cusco/ Pisaq Photos of Pisaq The driver smehow managed to get us to Cusco an hour earlier. The 6 of us hopped into two taxis and headed to town, where we spent the next hour walking around town, knocking on doors to find a hostel. After securing a hostel, it was time […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Lake Titicaca   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 188 Sun 6/3 Arequipa/ Puno In my ignorance, I had signed up for a 6 hour bus ride in a bus with no toilets . The bus was fairly crowded and I was next to a woman who managed to wedge about 15% of herself into my seat and then conveniently fell asleep before I could […]

  • Damu commented on the blog post Off to the nunnery with you!   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    The old brain is soggy. I really should have used google to confirm 🙂

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Off to the nunnery with you!   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Photos: Santa Catalina Day 187 Sat 5/3 Arequipa I spent my morning at the Monasterio de Santa Catalina . A really good mixture of colonial and Arequipean architecture. Abundant use of the sillar volcanic stone, vaults, domes, colours, all make it a really beautiful place. It seemed like a little town inside the city, protected and cut off […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Hiking   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Photos: Colca Canyon trek Day 184 Wed 2/3 Arequipa/ Chivay/ San Juan de Chuccho – Colca Canyon trek day 1 Awake at 2:30 to get ready for the tour van at 3:00 am. Nick, Joe and I are slow as could well be imagined. The van was full and we leave town around 04:00 am after […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Peru!   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Photos : Arequipa Day 182 Mon 28/2 Arica/ Tacna/ Arequipa Took a taxi to Tacna from Arica after a good breakfast. Left Arica at 9 am and arrived at around 11 am in Tacna. Since Peru is about 2 hours behind Chile, it meant that I had plenty of time to get to Arequipa before night […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: La Serena   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 155 Tue 1/2 Tongoy/ La Serena After two family days, I am off on my own again. Take the bus to La Serena after breakfast. It takes me a while to find a hostel in La Serena as it is high season. La Serena has some lovely Colonial buildings and a nice atmosphere. The […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Bus ride to Salta   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 169 Tue 15/2 San Pedro de Atacama to Salta I took the bus from San Pedro to Salta and enjoyed some great views. I cannot remember another bus ride in my life that had such a lovely view. Desrt landsape followed by salt flats, followed by curving roads as we reach more than 3000 […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Saying goodbye to Chile   13 years, 10 months ago · View

    Day 179 Fri 25/2 San Pedro de Atacama/ Bus A day that was spent updating my blog, catching up on some reading and a couple of nice meals. The bus for Arica left at 8.30 pm and was filled with passengers Day 180 Sat 26/2 Arica 9 hours brings us to Arica at 5.15 am! […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Saying goodbye to Argentina   13 years, 11 months ago · View

    Day 177 Wed 23/2 Salta My last day in Argentina! I have fallen in love with all the 4 countries that I have visited in South America so far, having spent most of the time in Argentina. Almost feel sad that I have to say goodbye. Walked around quite a bit again, before losing the […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Province of Jujuy   13 years, 11 months ago · View

    Day 174 Sun 20/2 Tilcara A 3 hour bus ride from Salta to Tilcara, arriving at Tilcara at 13:00. Ran into Florence, an Argentine from the tour to Cachi. She was on a 9 day vacation from her job in Mar de la Plata. After lunch and a walk around town and a visit to […]

  • Damu wrote a new blog post: Salta – mas linda   13 years, 11 months ago · View

    Day 170 Wed 16/2 Salta Spent most of the mornng walking around town. The plaza is very comfotable and is home to some beautful buildings, including the ice-cream coloured catedarl and the cabildo. Arranged tours for the next couple of days. Salta is in the heart of the Valle de Lerma and there is more […]

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