We arrived to huanchaco after a bit of a cab ride from the bus station in trujillo. It´s a bit west of trujillo about 15 km and the surf here is pretty good. All levels of surfers have some waves to choose from. Originally, i definitely did not want to surf, but after we met Chicho, a surfer who teaches surfing a salsa...it was a different story...

Just a quick word about coffee in South America. Cafe con leche is the term to ask for coffee with milk, but there are so many variations to this that we needed to tell you about it. So far cafe con leche has resulted in - hot water in a cup with a jar of instant coffee and a small pot of milk, hot water in a cup with a thick coffee syrup which ...

Weather was cold and grey when we arrived in this strange beach resort outside Trujillo. However, after three days stay and some sunshine Huanchaco has grown on us and it is actually a really nice place. It is low season so pretty quiet but we have found good places to eat at reasonable prices and we have managed to visit a couple of the main ar...

This is where the pictures and stories from my day at the beach go...

After arriving at our Hostal in Huachaco, a group of us decided to grab a taxi and go explore some of the pre-Inca ruins that are located on the outskirts of Trujillo. I have to say that I am a little tired of the ruins and was not as interested as I probably would have been had I had a good nights rest in a cozy bed the night before. I tried to...

It was a long and tiresome bus journey to Trujillo, followed by a taxi ride to Huanchaco on the north coast of Peru. As we were at the coast, we got stuck into the seafood ... which was extremely good and ridiculously cheap. Ceviche is the local dish, a form of citrus marinated seafood salad. I will have to learn to make it at home! On our only ...

After an epic bus ride from Lima to Trujillo we arrived at our hostel on the 10th at 2 in the morning. Luckily the night porter was very helpful so we didn´t have to do much except fall into bed. The next day we took a whistle stop tour of the Moche and Chimu ruins around the area. They were fascinating to see as they were only half excavated an...

Hyvä kuljettaja, Bussinne kaartaa kurveissa kahdella renkaalla. Teille soveltuva ammatti ei ole bussikuski, vaan rallikuski. Uskon, että olisitte arvokas lisä mille tahansa tallille. Voisitteko ajaa hieman hitaampaa. Tämä pätee erityisesti mikäli bussi on osittain rikki, tie on huonossa kunnossa, sataa kaatamalla tai heti tien vierestä alkava ro...

I've become concious of passing time and want at least one month in Bolivia so I decided to get up early and move on. Got a bus to Trujillo with the intention of spending the day there and catching a night bus to Huaraz. Trujillo is a very pretty colonial city. Unfortunately, once you've wandered around the main square and soaked up the atmosphe...

When I got to Huanchaco, I was a bit bored, as it´s a bit of a surfers haven...and I can´t surf. It was also really quiet, with only a couple of surf people staying in the hostal. I was all ready to leave the next day, but then I met Skye from NZ, and went to the Chan Chan ruins with her...and she talked me into a night out for someone´s birthda...