Awoke clutching my knife as a loud bang erupted from the streets below, I murmured something about the Flintstones and tried to doze off... but I couldn't because it was 25 Celsius. Today was the day I decided to check out of the lovely and authentic, but crummy Hotel Espaņa and into the new and tourist friendly Flying Dog Hostel In the safer Mi...

Lima Sometimes you just need the big city lights, the malls, and the cinemas oozing with Hollywood flicks and the scent of freshly popped popcorn to get you back into the mood to travel. In Lima, Peru's capital city of 8 million inhabitants, we found just the right mix of comforts and western delights that we were missing. We put up in the comfo...

Today was our first day of our travels and for the first morning we didnīt really leave the hostel. We spent our time sorting out and booking our first week. Finally after gettting buses hostels and activities sorted we moved on to actual sight seeing. First thing we noticed was how big Grandpa is out here - the crafty beggar never let on that h...

I was a little nervous upon arriving in Peru. Maybe it was the worried women next to me on the plane continuously doing that cross thing with her hand as if the plane was nose diving to obliteration or maybe it was the American guy I was sat talking to in El Salvador airport kind of putting the ***** up me. Telling me to watch out, beware of tax...

Nous sommes arrives a bon port! Tout va bien. Contrastre est le mot du jour! ouh la la ! Plus de nouvelles demain! Fred et Bigoud P.S. Il y a un chat dans le B&B. Ļp

Bonjour a tous! Fred et moi sommes bien arrivés á Lima, Capitale du Perou. C;Est fou! Il y a bcp de monde,de chats et de chiens dans les rues! La circulation est.... Fascinante... Pire qu;a Rome!!!! il y a une melodi continuelle de KLAXONS!!!!!!!!! Jour et nuit! Nous avons pris notre premier de Pisco Sour (boisson du Perou... Surette) et notre p...

Lima was christened the City of Kings in 1535. During the early Spnish colonial times it became the richest and most important town in South America. This is refected with lots of beautiful building and churches in the El Centro. There are so much important historical building in Lima that UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage Site. There are ...

We didnīt really want to go to Lima but we didnīt want a 23 hour bus ride either so we had to fly in and out of Lima to get to Cuzco. We were glad to have had one day there though and went to the museum of the Spanish Inquisition, the Catacombs, some markets and a posh steak dinner as my Brisbane house sale went through - yay! Funny history abou...

Entry 12 of a trip titled: To Argentina and beyond, one man's wily adventures south of the equator. Let em' know.

Hey everybody! This is a journal of my seven months in Argentina and the insane (and sketchy)times that I will have. For those of you who know me, you know exactly what I'm talking about. For those of you who don't, be prepared for the experience (vicarious) of a lifetime. Be warned however, this is not your grandmama's red hat society trip. This is not a family trip to Disney World. You will not see Mickey, you will not pass go. Do not be scared though, I will make sure you arrive at your final destination safely and on time. Adios y buen suerte.

We landed in Lima at 6 am. The time here is just the same as Eastern time which is the first time we have been this far away from home but been so close to the same time zone. We were pretty much two zombies walking around with poorly packed backpacks. We got a cab ride for 40 soles (which is about ~13 dollars). He dropped us off at Cafe Chef w...

hi since i arrived to peru im staying in lima because they have strikes around the country, and the roads are blocked hopefully tomorrow night i will have my night drive to huarraz which is famouse for its trekking sights in the meanwhile i spend the time here, and its really emazing this backpacking thing, u have to do it to understand what i mean