There’s nothing quite like a family visit to spur an expat into hyper-turistic mode. I’ve been in Peru for about a year and a half now, and the list of places I haven’t been yet is embarrassingly long. The last few days have seen quite a few of them scrubbed off the list, at least. [...]
Update 27/07/2011 – I’ve been advised the project described in this post is currently on hold for family reasons. I’ve heard vague reports of other permaculture projects in the Sacred Valley, and will try to track down firm details in the next few weeks. In the meantime, feel free to get in touch for the [...]
I know, I know. The Internet is saturated with Machu Picchu photos taken by hugely talented photographers, but I’m so excited to have finally made it to this spectacular corner of the world (after a year of living on its doorstep) and I just have to share. No llamas, and no shots of the ciudadela [...]
I spent Friday hanging from two carabiners 400 metres above the Sacred Valley. We crawled along convex cliff faces, inched across a hideously wobbly hanging bridge, admired a view along the valley towards the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo, zip-lined and abseiled our way back down to flat, homely earth. Sitting on the heights, munching on [...]
For anyone planning on visiting Cusco, please remember that incidents like the one described below are exceptionally rare; I for one will be in Bullfrogs, as usual, several nights week, playing pool upstairs (but perhaps hanging extra close to the windows). It is an excellent bar. We pulled up alongside the smashed-up taxi around 3. [...]
I have managed to venture outside of Cuzco in the past few days (gasp!) for a day trip to Pisac with a couple of guys from the hostel. Sat on the local bus out there for an hour and a half, enjoying some of the most amazing mountain scenery I’ve ever seen. Reminded me a [...]
and yes, meeting up for a drink would be awesome! And I know!! I’m such a...
