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This was Francois’ 2nd day in Peru. The night before we agreed to meet for lunch. I picked him up at Rom’s at 1:15pm in my new car, haha. I have driven some TB’s before, but never with this car. Francois is the 1st one :) So, this drive was even more special, hehe. Although is winter time in Lima, these past few days have been sunny and this wasn’t an exception. Ok, what do we like to eat when is sunny??? Cebiche!!! So, let’s go for some fish & seafood. I remembered he mad...

Finally we arrived to Lima around 2am! Was the flight so short? Not at all. Buenos Aires is two hours ahead of Lima, so actually we arrived at 4am, that’s why I was feeling tired. Anyway a good thing of a delayed flight is the fact you arrive to the airport while nobody is arriving, haha. So, it’s pretty easy to go through customs. It took a bit long until our bags came out, but it wasn’t too bad. Before leaving Buenos Aires, I was able to arrange the taxi and a cab was waiting fo...

Personally, I prefer to discover a city just by my own.  I mean, I don't like going with a guided tour. But this time was different. My boss came to Lima during Easter and before being able to travel to our destinations in South America, we had to spend some free time in Lima. He has been here several times, but never could know the city, always was running from one place to another. Anyway, he wanted to take a tour and I chose this one, because I wasn't at the Parque de la Reserva befo...

I couldn’t believe it, I was back home!!! I was able to communicate to my mom while I was in Miami, so she sent a taxi to pick me up from the airport. Doing customs wasn’t bad, since I left the plain early, but picking up the bags took a long time!!! Actually the longest was getting out of the baggage claim area. In Lima you have to press a button in order to know if they are gonna check your bags or not. Anyway, 2 flights from Miami arrived at same time and both of them were full, ...

I have been excited the whole week about the idea of finally start travelling this 2008. Sure, it would be because of business, but also I would be able to enjoy and have fun in the States. My final destination was New Orleans, but could find the way to go to Austin - spend one night there - and spend one day in Houston. In both places I met really nice people. Anyway, the adventure started in Lima. I arrived to the airport, was doing the line at security and the girl told me there was a li...

Hey, I said for men only! :) First of all, don't worry: I'm not an insane person that would expose a disrespectful blog with outrageous content (I won't even paste a pic)! I just wish to share with you the specificity of the peruvian girls I met. I want it to be instructive first, maybe funny and of course if it can encourage TBs friends to come and visit me, who will complain?! ahahaha.... Well men, if you like swedish styled girls, tall blond haired with blue...

Usually I don't hang out in downtown, but thanks to Minh I did it and we had a blast!!!! :)Here there are some pics of my beloved city!

Saying good bye to Lima...weather is kind of cold (well fo me cold is 15 degrees hehe) and i am going to my getaway! tooo Dominican Republic! wuju! Cannot wait to be thereee layed down in those beaches..relaxing...tanning..swimming with the dolphins..and sharks!! haha. And then if everything is good..next trip to London..to the cold  weather! but well I'm going to arrive in summer time!so i will have time to get used to it..:)Today I did a little bit of tour in Lima..thanks to my French ...

I quite like Peruvian food. The family I am living with has a lady who lives with them and cooks all of the food from scratch! Fresh veggies, fresh fruit... NO processed foods... soup made from scratch, freshly squeezed or blended fruit juice. I have been in heaven! :) How will I ever managed to go back to a processed society?:) Today I was brought to El Museo Nacional, which houses many of the relics from the tribes across Peru. It depicts the evolution of the societies as well as the diff...

My 17 hour bus ride from Tumbes to Lima was actually very nice.  I paid extra to get the Bus Cama which had seats with plenty of leg room and the seats almost fully reclined.  They played good movies in English with Spanish subtitles rather than dubbed which seems to be more typical here.  I got a cab to Lionbackpakers which is in the new part of town aka Miraflores because I needed to be close to shopping centres.  I went shopping most of the day and was able ...

Friday 22 Feb, 2008What a crazy day today was! Ha! Last night we were told flights to Cuzco are canceled. Then they give us a new flight to Cuzco. Then this morning they cancel again! We try to figure out what to do and the websites don't work and Chris was getting very frustrated being the only person who can speak Spanish. Gloria and I both felt bad because we couldn't be more helpful. Claudia came back to our hostel because Chris had left his light meter in her car. She is very kind and he...

after my beautifull week end at the north carolina woth my bros paca i decided to take my vacation and going to peru to see the wonderfull civilisation inca!!!!!!but at the same time in the site one girl pop me in my personnal message and ask to me wow u going to peru do u want meet me there !!!!!!!so surei said and decided to give a meeting point in lima sure i didnt know this city so i ask to my new friend do you know the hotel the first one but i dont remember the name but i make a mistake...

Shortly after breakfast, Jenny presented herself at the door of the Barranco Backpackers Inn and whisked me into a warming sun, which had evaporated the sickly sweet smell of the night before. We left the suburb of Barranco by microbus, which interweaved through the flourishing district of Miraflores and deposited us along the cliff-top parade overlooking the Pacific Ocean. As the bus pulled away, a backdrop of the nouveau riche became visible, comprised of upmarket hotel chai...

FLIGHTS So we were pretty excited about leaving Mexico. Not that we didnt enjoy it, we were just looking forward to starting the next leg of our trip! We got to the front of the que for our flight and the guy at the desk informed us it was for the day before!! Oops!! We got new tickets which only cost us 25quid and then we boarded our flight from Cancun to Mexico. The start of thsi flight was pretty bloody scary. The plane started climbing and then smoke/steam started pouring into the pla...

My first friend was Mike from Australia i met him around 2 years ago he invited to me to join this webside then I met Local travbuddy in Lima Like Yadira, Romain then we made a mini meet up with Soledad from US.2 colomnian friends Diana and Marcela came to Peru and we met all together in Romain Apartment and we went to dance and drink cold beers then Romain and me had a mini meet up with Local travbuddy Like Yuliana, richard, Jesus, Sunsan all together went to drink cold beers and we end in T...