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Well Peru hasn't been that kind to us as of yet.  Unfortunately we got stung at the border crossing with about $40 worth of fake notes.  We didn't realise until the landlady at our hotel looked at us with a sorry expression and said "Falsa".  It is a word that we didn't know until Peru, but we've heard it being used a lot recently. We were able to fob some of it off on a local lady (felt a bit guilty, but she'll just give it to the next gringo... a...

Huacachina is the beginning of a new rule that I am now setting for my travels.  From now on I am also spending a minimum of two consecutive nights in a city.  I guess I am getting old, but traveling to a new city every day just isn´t enjoyable and you end up spending up half of the time in buses and negotiation on rooms. This is a nice change of pace.  About 150 people live in Huacachina which I guess is more of a neighborhood of Ica.  It is a desert Oasis with a small ...

im packing up and leaving home again after just 6 months of working. first stop is peru