Hostels en Puno

... bussen we naar Nazca. De bus stond nog niet stil of we werden al overvallen door locals die ons allerlei mooie tripjes en hostels aanboden. Zodra je oogcontact had met 1 van de over behulpzame verkopers begonnen ze hen verkooppraatjes. De truck is er ...

... out. Feels like ages since I've written. Getting slack in my old age- sorry! Arrived here from after getting a bus from Copacabana via Puno and checked into a funny little hostel. We knew that we were going to be here for just over a week and so we really ...

... that a little research can result in better lodging for less cost. With that in mind, after looking at two dormitory-style hostels (one decidedly grungier than the other for the same price), we decided to split forces. I stayed with our luggage on a ...

... -iets te veel eigenlijk voor het busje). Alleen met Lyndon, Sarah bleef nog een dagje langer. In La Paz zaten de eerste drie hostels vol, dus eindigden we in een duur hotel met warme douche en lekkere bedden. Duur in La Paz is trouwens 5 Euro per nacht. ...

... can try again tomorrow night. Okay then. He points outside, indicating that I can stay in one of the several dodgy looking hostels around the bus station. "Are they safe?" I already know the answer to this one. Areas around bus stations are never ...

... before we started our trip - useful for baggage storage and travel information. Then, we spent most of our day looking hostels. We agreed on a nice one, in a dense hill neighborhood with narrow, steep winding streets and a patio overlooking Cusco. ...

... het nog 20 minuten bussen naar het centrum. Het is druk in town en het valt nog niet mee onderdak te vinden. De eerste 2 hostels hebben ze geen plaats voor ons. Drie maal is scheepsrecht en dat blijkt ook deze keer het geval. We worden rondgeleid in het ...

... tedious journey to get out there for the sake of an hour - maybe we should have stayed the night, there were plenty hostels and restaurants around the island to cater for the overnight visitors. We had gorgeous dinner that night back in Copacabana in a ...

... and had worked it out at £15.  Doh, this exchange rate is hard to follow.   Copacabana is a back packers paradise with many hostels and places to hang out where some of the back packers have not moved on and opened up various restaurants and bars.   ...

... to strike up a conversation but nothing. So I gave up trying, and finished off the Dean Windass autobiography. This can happen in hostels, but if I've been in one for a while, I like to make people feel welcome. Anyway, a very friendly Canadian ...