Hostal Rocha
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Islas Ballestas and Huacachina
I´m back on the road after a welcome respite in Lima, feeling recharged and ready to tackle more small dusty desert towns. On May 30 I took a bus down to Pisco, known for its strong brandy used in Pisco Sours. The cab drivers here were some of the pushiest I´ve met, trying very hard to persuade me and some other travelers to stay at a different …
Desert night
We zijn aangekomen in Huacachina, een oase stadje dat tegen de grotere stad Ica ligt. Aangezien dat het al laat was en we op voorhand geen hostel geboekt hadden, zijn we voortgegaan op onze Rough Guide. Zo zijn we beland in hostal Rocha. Op het eerste zicht zag het er ok uit. Totdat we van dichterbij keken, de douchekop was waarschijnlijk 30 jaar …
Dunes Dunes Dunes
After arrving in Ica we quickly jumped in a taxi to make the short trip to the nearby oasis town of Huacachina. Its a tiny town built around a desert Oasis, the main reason to come here is to chill out in the desert sun and to go sandboarding down the massive dunes! After a quick walk around we booked on a sandboarding tour for that afternoon.
Huacachina and Belleste Islands
Our bus to Ica worked out fine. Slept some more...I´m getting good at sleeping on buses! We were met in Ica when our bus arrived and we all piled into a taxi (all 4 of us had to squeeze into the back seat). We were told the road was being worked on and that we couldn´t drive to Huacachina in the taxi but had to take the Dune Buggie. So, we moved …
Battling the Birds
We arrived at Huacachina with no reservations, as Robbie had insisted that "we'll be fine!". Unfortunately, El Huacachinero, with swimming pool and pretty rooms, was booked out until the end of the week. Our cab driver was nice enough to drive us around seeking other hostels, but alas. All were full. Our second choice, Hostal Salvatierra, also with …
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