Dinsdag 20 mei 2008 Eek, 't is al 20 mei...! Deze keer had ik een ticket geboekt met de maatschappij Cruz del Sur. Zij zijn de bekendste en veiligste maatschappij, maar daar hangt dan ook een prijskaartje aan vast. Omdat ik een nachtbus naar Lima moest nemen en daar af en toe wel eens overvallen op gepleegd worden, heb ik maar geen risico genome...

Last Thursday our travel plans were altered and we´ve been in Lima, the capital of Peru, ever since waiting to fly out. Prior to arriving in Lima, I had only completed half of my trip but had no other choice as the demonstrations continue throughout the country. It´s definitely been a learning experience in flexibility. We are staying in a subur...

The first days of summer have been a trip. Driving 18-Wheelers in North Dakota, flying to and exploring Lima, partying with the Peruvian people, and surfing on the beach in Mancora have been some of the best stops along the way thus far. Here is my account: Roll on 18-Wheeler, Roll on! (First, a story from the states) 1. I remember listening to ...

Happy New Year! My resolution is to stop procrastinating so much and write more blog entries. I had an excellent Christmas and New Years, and I celebrated by moving to Ecuador! Yes, I now live in Manta, a resort and fishing city about halfway up the coast of Ecuador. But first Christmas. I was steeling myself to spend Christmas alone, but Carmen...

Hooray! Made it! Can I just start this travelogue with a big fat moan about Iberia "airways", or should that read "No Idea(ria)"? 12 hour bleeding flight with surly trolly not-at-all dolly-likes, and a seat that didn´t have a functioning headset - AND no individual TV screens (not that I would have been able to listen the the channels anyway). L...

So I made it across the border in about 1 piece, although the helpful Hose did rip me off for some money and changed my money for "funny" money! But I guess that's all part of the experience of travelling and gives you the stories to tell people. Well that's what I keep telling myself anyway! In Mancora (Peru's surf capital) the waves were huge,...

New country, new currency, new timezone. Arriving was a straight forward affair, first thing cambiar el dinero... 5 Peruvian Soles to the pound. Met at the airport by a vertically challenged but happy chap, we charge through the thronging taxi drivers.. they even asked our driver if they could take us for him!! We get to the car and instructed t...

Hola!! We´ve finally arrived at our first destination Lima. The flights were long but we got here at about 9pm yesterday. Our hostel is...basic but clean enough I expect we´ll experience much worse before the year is out. We´ve spent this morning wandering through Lima but are unimpressed. There seems to be little to see other than busy roads an...