After a few nights in Lima post-Huaraz retreat, I was heading back up to Ecuador. I took an Excluciva Super Cama bus (the ONLY way to travel long distances in Peru!) to Tumbes and then planned to take a CIFA bus to Montanita. However, upon arriving in Tumbes I was greeted by a very eager […]
Visit from a good friend. And a trip back to Peru.
My dear, very good friend Jeremie Skype’d me with the AWESOME news that he was coming to meet me in South America. He decided to cash in on some miles and make a last minute jaunt to Peru to join me for a week of trekking and relaxation in the Andes. The week was spent at […]
Mancora: Part 2
I ended up spending a total of 18 glorious days in Mancora. More or less, 18 days at the Loki Mancora, because the hours logged there faaarrrr outnumbered the hours spent in the town. I did sign up for Spanish lessons and, although my speaking (and remembering of vocab) still needs work, my teachers were […]
St Patrick’s Day: Loki Style
When I arrived at Loki in Mancora on March 6, they were already getting prepared for St. Patrick’s Day. So, I figured it would be a pretty rad event. The events featured their own bar crawl (all held within the Loki compound), a Baby Guinness Train, face paint, the wheelbarrow, leapfrog, an absurd about of […]
Mancora
I made it to Mancora for the big 31st birthday. The good news is that everyone at the hostel doesn’t believe it when I tell them I’m 31. That gives me free reign to continue acting a good five (on some days ten) years younger than I actually am, right?! 😉 I’m working hard by […]
Luxurious Lima
Since my Instagram photo was used for the 2012 Toast to You Starwood Preferred Guest yearly recap, I’ve been chatting off and on with the folks at Starwood Hotels & Resorts. They graciously put me in touch with The Westin Lima who offered to host me for a night. After three weeks at an average […]
A Castle in Cusco
I received an invitation to check out the newly renovated Libertador Palacio del Inka in Cusco for my last night in town. When you’re trading a 14-person dorm room to a room by yourself, it’s already Über-luxurious (this was my first time having a room to myself since my honeymoon for one at the W […]
Machu Picchu & Huayna Picchu
Machu Picchu: a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and the “Lost City of the Incas.” Machu Picchu seems to be one of those places that is on most folks bucket lists, however it was not something that was originally in the plan for our trip. Danielle & […]