Cha Cha Cha Changes in our plans!
Cha Cha Cha Changes in our plans! Every once in awhile, as part of a grand traveling team, you realize that your plans aren’t going to turn out as you had originally envisioned. This is not to say that change is a bad thing; we like to think of it more as choosing a different […]
Inca Trail: Day Two
After sleeping comfortably in our tents listening to the pleasant sound of light rain all night, we were woken at 5:50am by Assistant Guide Juan offering “room service” of coca tea, coffee, or hot chocolate to wake us up. We savored our hot drinks, then pulled on warm clothes and ventured to the dining tent […]
Culture Shock! Would everyone just SHUT UP already????
Culture Shock! Would everyone just SHUT UP already???? As I’m typing this, it is 8am on a lazy morning at our downtown hostel in Ica, Perú. There’s no reason for me to be awake right now, especially since I wasn’t tired last night and didn’t go to bed until around 1am. And then did I […]
First time surfing in Máncora, Perú!
First time surfing in Máncora, Perú! Our principal reason for going to Máncora was simply that we were invited to stay for free in exchange for reviewing a nice hostel there. But the gorgeous beach, chill accommodations, and cheap food quickly convinced us to stay even longer then we had planned. So we spent Christmas […]
The Journey Into Peru…
In getting from Ecuador to Peru, our goal was to avoid spending a night in Guayaquil altogether, as we had heard it was just a big dirty city. Instead of staying in Guayaquil, we stopped for the night in Puerto Lopez, about one hour north of Montañita. This was our last night in Ecuador and […]
Culture Shock! The Change Dance
Culture Shock! The Change Dance In the United States if you have, say, a $100 bill, and you go to the grocery store and buy $25 worth of goods, they will have the other $75 to make the hundred. But most ATMs give you only $20s which are nice, easy bills to use. In […]