Country Club Lima

... maybe Ecuador, but apart from Machu Picchu, Peru doesn't really get a mention. Peru is a travellers dream destination, this country has it all - beautiful mountains, historical ruins, cultural festivals, desert, jungle, ancient cities, amazing coast line, ...

... and he pointed me towards my driver.  We arrived at the hotel a short time later. The hotel is pretty nice, right beside a country club (and probably the nicest and most historical hotel in Lima).  I had to at least start the trip off in ...

... food. The area we were staying in was Miraflores, it´s very upmarket and could be any major European city, it even has a Country Club! We found a supermarket that could have been Waitrose and bought ourselves a feast. When we got back to the hostel I ...

... da war die Hochzeit gestern. Nun es war erstmal schwer die richtige Braut zu finden, da wir bei der Ankunft im Country Club Lima abends um sieben auf fuenf ihrer Art trafen, die aus allen Ecken und Gaengen dieses wunderschoenen Hotels kamen - gefolgt von ...

... so I was quite bored:!!!!!! 7pm they kiss, we sign teh register, few pictures and of we go to the hotel "Country Club Lima". The cocktail party starts with champagne from Argentina, huge cheese buffet and chocolate buffet. Again a peruvian thing :) They ...

... restaurant in Peru, so our mates graciously take us out for some great Pisco drinks and a new introduction to the country's culinary offering. Huaringas, a bar above what is a delicious restaurant named Brujas De Somethingorother, is a lively place that ...

... memberships of $4000 per year in fees for a tennis court and private beach, for us brits its madness, but then again lima golf club in the middle of the city also costs a 'bob or two'!). It was only then that we noticed on our flight tickets ...

... and religous establishment after establishment, he gave us so much insight into to culture and social and political vibe of the country! I even found myself taking a moment to ponder and debate life, love and the universe .... 2 seconds later I ...

... of Peru, then Cusco/ Machu Picchu essential, as are Lake Titicaca and the Nazca Lines. Pretty much everyone travelling in the country goes here. If you've got more time, though, Arequipa is unmissable - it's a stunningly beautiful city, has a decent ...

... they were, mostly English needless to say, but I let them know on numerous occasions about "what ye didn't do to our little country, with yer black and tans..". On the second day in Lima we bought surfboards and wetsuits etc, so we were all set up for a ...

... we had bought especially and took lots of pictures so that my photo album oges something like: cute dirty Peruvian country child, llama, mountain, cute dirty Peruvian country child, llama, mountain, cute dirty...etc...  A little ...

... are still not sure as to the cause of the vomiting, but it`s just something to put down to travels in a foreign and poor country. (Personally I blame the Inca Kola - and I´m just going to stick to Coke from now on). Since Saturday kinda died for us, ...

... (coffe with milk) was some of the best coffee I´ve had in months.....I´ve decided to quit quitting coffee while in a country where they´re probably pretty good at it..... After that we braved the streets of Miraflores to make our way over to the ...

... I was somewhere in Europe because of the architecture. We saw the Catedral San Juan Evanelista, Palacio de Gobierno, Municipalidad de Lima and Club de la Union which pretty much make up the square. We wandered around the area and then stopped for a ...

... actually the originals though, which isn't uncommon in Peru. It seems there's a major earthquake about every century somewhere in the country so many of the places we visited had been reconstructed at some point. We had eaten a late breakfast so I wasn't ...

... hour we travelled up the coast , grey sand dunes and desert made me marvel that people live in such arid conditions. This is a poor country and so many people live in groups of mud brick homes that look like a puff of wind would topple them. Roofs are of ...

... We flew in on Thursday and although I was sad to be leaving Santiago (I really did like it) it´s fun to be onto a new country. Lima is quite different to Santiago. It´s much bigger for a start, with around 8 million people living here. Many of them ...

... time so all was good. Maria had her Finnish brochures there and did a mini advertising spiel, Finland seems like a beautiful country, but probably more a place to go as a couple doing romantic stuff than something for single Peruvian man. I organised to ...

... and catacombs complete with thousands of bones. I have this theory that a Big Mac meal costs about the same (when converted to Australian dollars) in almost every country in the world, and I was pleased to see that the Peru Big Mac index was ...

... Haben auch gleich ein paar Fluege gebucht. Alles sehr easy hier. Ja in zwei Stunden gehts zur Hochzeit von M. und L. in den Country Club. U. hat vorhin noch fest Kleid gebuegelt. Und ich muss mich nun auch noch in Schale werfen. Photos gibt es erst ...

... estoy gringo" when at the top. Great fun. So now to the North and a school with kids wanting to learn English, Black Country Style. I've even brought two footballs with me, donated by Wolverhampton Football Club. Of all the English clubs they could be ...