It’s ironic. I’ve eaten street food all around the world with no problems but one of the world’s most luxurious brands puts me out of action for three days! But if we had to stay put, this isn’t a bad place to do it. When the hotel moved us to our proper room, it turnedContinue reading “Normal service to be resumed”
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Belmond Andean Explorer
We woke up on day 10 to find that it was pouring with rain! It was a late start today, Joan and Juan Carlos were due at 10am. And there they were, right on time. Except they loaded someone else’s luggage into the car instead of ours! After a quick change, they whisked us offContinue reading “Belmond Andean Explorer”
Machu Picchu
Elias had told us that Peruvians will use any excuse for a party. Eating breakfast in the hotel restaurant while watching the activity on the platform, we could believe that. Whenever a train towards Machu Picchu was due, women in local dress would lead the passengers skipping and dancing onto the platform holding a bannerContinue reading “Machu Picchu”
Maras, Moray and Pachamanca Lunch
We went down to check out this morning and found Joan and Elias both waiting for us. Quite impressive at 7:30 on a Monday morning! Juan Carlos turned up shortly afterwards, we piled in, said goodbye to Joan and hit the Monday morning rush hour. It always feels like you’re going round in circles whenContinue reading “Maras, Moray and Pachamanca Lunch”
Pisac
This morning Elias and Juan Carlos picked us up from the hotel and we drove to Pisac National Park. The route is very winding as it climbs up to passes and then down again. We stopped a couple of times along the way at sightseeing places. The hills are all terraced and the local peopleContinue reading “Pisac”
Cusco
We started our day with a nightmare journey to Cusco. It took a little over an hour to get to Lima airport through the rush-hour traffic. Our driver told us which door to use to get into the terminal. Once inside, we were met with a wall of people! We discovered that we had toContinue reading “Cusco”
Culinary Tour of Lima
After chilling for a couple of hours, we met Kimberly of Lima Gourmet, our guide for a Culinary Tour of Lima. Our transport was waiting outside, and we met Juan, the driver, and Derren and Sylvana, a couple from Calgary. We were pleased to learn that there were just the four of us. Our firstContinue reading “Culinary Tour of Lima”
Barranco
This morning Cecil picked us up for our walking tour of Barranco. We set out towards the clifftop and soon came face to face with Grand Marshall Ramon Castilla. A three time president of Peru, he led the country to independence, abolished slavery and boosted the economy by exploiting guano deposits. Barranco was known forContinue reading “Barranco”
Lima day 1
Peru and Chile blog Lima So, here we are in Lima. The journey went well. Johnny picked us up on time and drove us to Heathrow. Twenty minutes later we’d got though baggage drop and security and were in the BA lounge to have some dinner. The flight to Madrid was on time, so weContinue reading “Lima day 1”
Another adventure begins!
This time we’re off to Peru and Chile. Technology permitting, I’ll be blogging and posting photos as we go. If you want to follow our travels, stick your email address in the box below and you’ll be the first to find out when there’s a new post.
Steve and Diane on Tour 