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We hadn’t heard great things about Lima so decided to use it only as a transit destination on our way to Cusco.
Arriving there meant another long day in a bus (around 9 hours) and knowing there had been a fatal bus accident on the same road only days earlier, I was a little uneasy!
As much as the transit days on buses are long, often uncomfortable and arduous, in Peru they offer some pretty spectacular scenery. On this journey we travelled roads where the landscape was vastly barren. Mountains of dry, brown earth with occasional unexpected, green crops. There were huge open air tents set up in parts, with lines of hammocks strung inside. Possibly the shelter for workers constructing a near by housing estate.
Arriving late into Lima we were too tired to even leave our hotel! The resident guinea pig who lived in the hotel restaurant provided a great deal of interest and curiosity. He lived at the base of a tall pot plant, too high off the ground for him to jump off and escape. He sat in his pot, intermittently leaning over the edge to double check he couldn’t escape, and biting anyone who attempted to pay him! He was quirky company for both dinner and breakfast.
elspeth.lucas
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A giant unexplored city
January 06, 2018
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Lima, Peru
We hadn’t heard great things about Lima so decided to use it only as a transit destination on our way to Cusco.
Arriving there meant another long day in a bus (around 9 hours) and knowing there had been a fatal bus accident on the same road only days earlier, I was a little uneasy!
As much as the transit days on buses are long, often uncomfortable and arduous, in Peru they offer some pretty spectacular scenery. On this journey we travelled roads where the landscape was vastly barren. Mountains of dry, brown earth with occasional unexpected, green crops. There were huge open air tents set up in parts, with lines of hammocks strung inside. Possibly the shelter for workers constructing a near by housing estate.
Arriving late into Lima we were too tired to even leave our hotel! The resident guinea pig who lived in the hotel restaurant provided a great deal of interest and curiosity. He lived at the base of a tall pot plant, too high off the ground for him to jump off and escape. He sat in his pot, intermittently leaning over the edge to double check he couldn’t escape, and biting anyone who attempted to pay him! He was quirky company for both dinner and breakfast.
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The adventure ahead...
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In the beginning...
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And so the fun begins...
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Five Aussies in PDC...
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Lobster Galore...
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Grand Final ready...
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Killer Caves
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Unforgetable Antigua...
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Gettin' our locks off!
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We need a doctor...
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A stop over...
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An epic adventure...
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Oh, to fly like a bird
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A national gem...
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Moving forward...
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A fancy airport hotel
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Mr Attenborough did not lie, absolutely magical
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Like staying with family
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Amazing Amazon
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The Talent
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Markets, coffee and bagels
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All that flies
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Aussie Christmas in Cuenca
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Another hike, another detour
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On the road again... and again... and again
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The most breathtaking hike yet...
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A rainy hike with familar faces
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A giant unexplored city
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Functioning at new heights
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Hiking like the Inkas
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A necessary rest
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Living the floating island life
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The city of canyons and pizza
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Salt and Mirrors
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Tourists and atm lines
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Parks and wine
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We're not Hippies, we're Happies
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Super bowling
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Unexpected national park beauty
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Yep, thats right, we just climbed an ACTIVE volcano...
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The wrath of the I P A
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Our first taste of Patagonia
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El Chalten out of 10
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And that's just the tip of the iceberg...
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Don't cry for me Argentina
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Calling all travel gods...
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Marcia the Redeemer
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Reunited...
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Adventures with friends
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A hidden community with immense charm
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Beach bums
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The Final Four, what dreams are made of...
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Vegas baby
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The end of an epic adventure...
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