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Colca Canyon Adventure
I apologize for the lateness on my post – it’s been a crazy week and a bit here in Peru. I’ve done more hiking in a short time span I’ve ever done in my life, have had very limited access to Internet, and have generally been SO BUSY! Today is my dedicated catch up day…
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The Chachani Volcano Adventure
Like I mentioned in my previous post, Kristy was sick and I decide to go on a hiking trip. I originally wanted to hike El Misti, the more better known Volcano that is part of Arequipa’s landscape, but the way it worked out with the timing, I ended up signing up for a hike of…
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Malls, Bus Rides, and Arequipa
Kristy and I were originally at a loss for what to do with approximately 7 hours as we waited for our night bus to Arequipa. It’s not the first late night bus ride I have ever been on where I had a long time to wait (see my blog posts leaving Ghent and Paris specifically)…
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Paracas and Huacachina
The day after our crazy night out in Lima, we hopped on the bus to Paracas. We had read it’s a cute beach town with some interesting sights, so we decided to check it out. Our bus ride was absolutely amazing – we went with a “bougie” bus line that included a meal, blanket, pillow…
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Loving Life in Lima!
We started our adventure in Peru arriving at the Lima airport at 5:50 am (!). Since we were coming off our second layover, as you could imagine we were absolutely exhausted! Thankfully our hostel let us crash on the lobby couches for a few hours so we could catch up on our sleep. When we…
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Long Layover in Mexico City
On Monday night, my friend Kristy and I began our adventure to get to Peru. Due to flight availability and prices, our journey to Peru resulted in 2 red eye flights connected by a 16 hour layover in Mexico City. When I travelled to Asia last year, I had two 6 hour layovers in Shanghai.…
Where the Paved Road Ends 