Salinerito Pizzeria in Otavalo, Ecuador
Salinerito Pizzeria in Otavalo, Ecuador Travel days often revolve around logistics. Moving from one place to the next, finding somewhere to sit down, refuel, and take a breath before continuing on. Sometimes those pauses are forgettable. Other times, they quietly stand out. Salinerito Pizzeria in Otavalo was one of those unexpected pauses. We weren’t looking […]
Quilotoa Loop, Part 4: You Probably Will Think That This Is Gross
So this tale starts on day three, after Carrie’s knee gave out and we almost had to sleep with the llamas. We were so hungry from not eating lunch, luckily our hostel (it should have been called a HOTEL since it was the most expensive place we had stayed so far on this trip. Hooray […]
Café Cultural Restaurant Expreso Virgen de Guadalupe in Barranco, Lima, Perú
We very happily stumbled upon this excellent vegetarian buffet inside an old train car while wandering Barranco looking for a lunch spot. For only 16 Soles, it is a steal! The selection is also excellent, the food delicious, and the location could not be more unique! The train car is from 1909, and the furniture […]
Fayslin Chifa in Barranco, Lima, Perú
Right across the street from our bed and breakfast in Barranco we found this amazing chifa/traditional Peruvian place. They serve good soup and daily lunch set-lunch specials for a good price. We tried a few of their main courses and all were tasty and filling. Carrie especially like the “aji de gallina”, sliced potatoes, shredded […]
Restaurant El Cubanito in Miraflores, Lima, Perú
Restaurant El Cubanito is one of many similar traditional-Peruvian “set lunch” restaurants in central Miraflores. What sets this place apart from the rest is its good value, friendly waiters, large selection, and a juice refill (“UNLIMITED JUICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!” If you get that reference, we love you). Although “almuerzos” (set lunches) including “entradas” and “segundos” (appetizers and entrees) […]
The magic of the “chifa”
Lima, the capital of Perú, is a huuuuuuuge city! It even has it’s very own Chinatown! Barrio Chino was one of the first places we explored when wandering Lima. Perú experienced a large influx of Asian immigrants around the same time the west coast of the United States did, in the early 1900s. Thus there is […]
On Eating Animals
Five months ago I was a strict vegetarian. Five minutes ago I ate two hot dogs. From a can. “What happened to me?” I find myself wondering, as you may be also. Well, South America happened. Here’s where I try to explain, not because I feel guilty, ‘cause I don’t really, but because some might […]
1/3 of our South American Travel Highlights – Medellin
As of January 27, we’ve been in South America for three months! That’s about 1/3 of the total time we’ll be down here (assuming money lasts) so it’s quite a milestone. Sometimes I feel like we’ve been on the road forever and other times it feels like it was just yesterday we landed in Medellin. […]
A love letter to my new favorite condiment… Peruvian mayo
Oh mayonnaise, my saucy lover, I don’t really know why I’ve become so obsessed with you. You just go so well with…everything. Especially the ever-present easy vegetarian snack of “papas fritas.” Thick, soft, salty french fries in need of only some sort of dipping sauce to make them perfect. I’ve never been a fan of […]