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Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-04:6133113 2007-12-04T18:49:27Z 2008-06-03T02:53:45Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"... we were seriously considering commissioning some ' I survived a road trip in Peru' t-shirts."</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/trujillo-la_libertad-reviews-hotels-d1066397.html">Trujillo, La Libertad.</a></p> <p>Another early wake-up for today (5:00) because we had to REcross the Cordillera Negra in route to Casma, then Trujillo....of course, by car. According to most everyone, the narrow, twisty mountain road was probably as bad as the 12- seater plane ride we’d originally been afraid of - but we had few options at this point in time! The driving was extremely uncomfortable (especially on the far side of the pass &amp; especially with all my morning coffee sloshing around) but I will have to admit that the view of the Cordillera Blanca Mountains above Huaraz was worth it. Andes Mountains High! Even today ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/trujillo-journals-j6133113.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_.-kYj91BS-8hjsTsuP5pAY3ahNg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/.-kYj91BS-8hjsTsuP5pAY3ahNg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_.-kYj91BS-8hjsTsuP5pAY3ahNg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=.-kYj91BS-8hjsTsuP5pAY3ahNg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ftrujillo-journals-j6133113.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/trujillo-journals-j6133113.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-17:6860889 2008-04-17T00:58:33Z 2008-04-28T18:34:47Z Raaaabert + Angie http://realtravel.com/member-m6845091-raaaabert__angie.html <p><em>"¨Senor! yo estoy enferma. NO MAS!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Raaaabert + Angie from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/huacachina-ica-reviews-hotels-d1071269.html">Huacachina, Ica.</a></p> <p>A really nice quite place after the hustle and bustle of the typical Peruvian city. It was great to lie beside the pool, go sandboarding and dune buggying. Our driver was completely loco peligroso - therefore we had lots of fun jumping massive dunes. A girl smashed her head pretty hard on the first sandboard session and she had to sit out the rest of the dunes. On the way back, the driver was going particularly fast and crazy, causing her to yell ¨Senor! yo estoy enferma. NO MAS!".... ha ha ha ha he he he err eh</p><p>We were awoken by a small earthquake on one night, which was kind of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/huacachina-journals-j6860889.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_zAFEkOgpZcFDvL4O8D5.mNg-YB4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/zAFEkOgpZcFDvL4O8D5.mNg-YB4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_zAFEkOgpZcFDvL4O8D5.mNg-YB4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=zAFEkOgpZcFDvL4O8D5.mNg-YB4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fhuacachina-journals-j6860889.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/huacachina-journals-j6860889.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-02:6110013 2007-12-02T02:02:16Z 2008-04-08T17:48:54Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"The Condors Do 'Costco’…I’m a ruined woman!"</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-peru-reviews-hotels-d44918.html">Cusco, Peru.</a></p> <p>The night of 10/15... continued...</p><p>After looking in various stores and a few dark corners of Cuzco's main square, the group opted to return to the hotel. Dic was already there! So, all was well that ended well in 'Costco.' Dic had gone to a cybercafe where he put his photos on a CD. HE didn’t think he was lost at all!</p><p>.....................</p><p>On the morning of the 16th, I actually (without an alarm or anything) woke up early again...6:00. I'm a ruined woman! We had a small breakfast in the small 'Tika Bistro' attached to our hotel, then got picked up by Natali &amp; Mario for a ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6110013.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_pMKmbc-axUOuqmk4qV.hPWv2h7g_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/pMKmbc-axUOuqmk4qV.hPWv2h7g_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_pMKmbc-axUOuqmk4qV.hPWv2h7g_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=pMKmbc-axUOuqmk4qV.hPWv2h7g_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcusco-journals-j6110013.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6110013.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-30:6098655 2007-11-30T00:58:28Z 2008-04-08T17:47:22Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"The sweater was chanting one of those ancient mystic spells… 'Buy me! Buy me!'"</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-peru-reviews-hotels-d44918.html">Cusco, Peru.</a></p> <p>I somehow managed the afternoon train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. I vaguely remember weaving our way back into the Villas. I gratefully retreated to our same room &amp; bed - immediately upon arrival - and I missed another great meal prepared just for our group. This is definitely not what I had planned - but HALLELULIA! - almost exactly 24 hours since I'd gotten my first dreadful symptoms... they stopped. Life could go on!</p><p>Our first stop for the day was one added, simply because we asked - a pottery workshop &amp; showroom near Chinchero ( apuyawarmaky.com). One of the highlights ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6098655.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_DTSO80Kg9ZmaGZPOhAZEaDNr1m0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/DTSO80Kg9ZmaGZPOhAZEaDNr1m0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_DTSO80Kg9ZmaGZPOhAZEaDNr1m0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=DTSO80Kg9ZmaGZPOhAZEaDNr1m0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcusco-journals-j6098655.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6098655.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-30:6098619 2007-11-30T00:48:31Z 2008-04-08T17:42:07Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"Machu Picchu still has the power take your breath away… No pun intended!"</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-peru-reviews-hotels-d19111.html">Machu Picchu, Peru.</a></p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, we could have gone back to Machu Picchu even twice more. However, the way that we did Machu Picchu… beginning by getting up at 4:30… precluded my even wanting to go back... talk about sleep-deprivation!! The morning started out exactly how I’d hoped it wouldn’t – with Wilma explaining ‘history’ throughout the sunrise (such as it was) - and us barely hearing that because of the shouting ‘ugly Americans’ in the same area. I had hoped to take it real easy that early, early morning "communing with spirits past" or... well, you know what I mean. But we proceeded to “Do” the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6098619.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_tZkEllRpujtBN3r0bG7VehAYf0c_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/tZkEllRpujtBN3r0bG7VehAYf0c_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_tZkEllRpujtBN3r0bG7VehAYf0c_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=tZkEllRpujtBN3r0bG7VehAYf0c_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmachu_picchu-journals-j6098619.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6098619.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-29:6091552 2007-11-29T01:56:52Z 2008-04-08T17:37:40Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"Stick with the program!"</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-peru-reviews-hotels-d19111.html">Machu Picchu, Peru.</a></p> <p>How could I have doubted?! We did indeed find our way out of our "secret garden".. but only because Mario &amp; Natali picked us up the next morning with the van. We were scheduled for a visit to the most important town in the Sacred Valley - Ollantaytambo, a 'Novo Andean' lunch, &amp; then a train trip!</p><p>First we stopped in O-town, itself, to pick up a couple necessities, but didn’t really have time to look around much. A pity because I think I liked this place the most of any small town I saw in the whole of Peru!</p><p>Then we drove up into the ruins… what a lot of steep terraces! (We ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6091552.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_U5TIb2Djd0XYqzWa3D3JsLxMi9E_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/U5TIb2Djd0XYqzWa3D3JsLxMi9E_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_U5TIb2Djd0XYqzWa3D3JsLxMi9E_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=U5TIb2Djd0XYqzWa3D3JsLxMi9E_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmachu_picchu-journals-j6091552.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6091552.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-23:6045880 2007-11-23T03:10:22Z 2008-04-08T17:34:37Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"Delight at first sight!"</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/puerto_maldonado-madre_de_dios-reviews-hotels-d1161030.html">Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios.</a></p> <p>But the few hours of shut-eye we grabbed in Lima were - in retrospect - really lounging about!</p><p>Monday morning we were whisked back to the airport in Lima, stopped briefly in Cuzco, then it was a flight over the mountains to Puerto Maldonado – where our luggage was collected &amp; stacked, and then we (plus the other new guests going to our resort) were all loaded into an open-sided ‘Safari Adventure van.’</p><p>Actually, that van could be considered a "luxury vehicle" because in the town of PM there was nothing else on the roads except those little “tuc tuc” vehicles! We were driven to ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/puerto_maldonado-journals-j6045880.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_KRdIcP6A-ePYzcc1VA9u6t5LCls_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/KRdIcP6A-ePYzcc1VA9u6t5LCls_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_KRdIcP6A-ePYzcc1VA9u6t5LCls_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=KRdIcP6A-ePYzcc1VA9u6t5LCls_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fpuerto_maldonado-journals-j6045880.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/puerto_maldonado-journals-j6045880.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-04:6806891 2008-04-04T22:47:40Z 2008-04-04T22:47:40Z Liz & Chris http://realtravel.com/member-m6645873-liz__chris.html <p>a entry by Liz &amp; Chris from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/aguas_calientes_2050m-cusco-reviews-hotels-d2789490.html">Aguas Calientes (2050m), Cusco.</a></p> <p>What a day to catch up on the blog - raining and cold in Aguas Calientes and waiting for our àssault´on Machu Picchu tomorrow..but getting ahead of myself.</p><p>Back to Rio..</p><p>The day of my last blog we decided to go to on an organized trip to a favela in Rio. There are 700+ favelas and add to its personality....slums tumbling down the many hills that comprise the city of Rio. They were first established in the 50`s when people starting to come to Rio from broader Brazil and had nowhere to live. They set up shanty towns on govt land and are seen as places generally not to enter ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/aguas_calientes_2050m-journals-j6806891.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_EaWnc3IuvKcZMaMm-0ZeOYs23MY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/EaWnc3IuvKcZMaMm-0ZeOYs23MY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_EaWnc3IuvKcZMaMm-0ZeOYs23MY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=EaWnc3IuvKcZMaMm-0ZeOYs23MY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Faguas_calientes_2050m-journals-j6806891.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/aguas_calientes_2050m-journals-j6806891.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-02:6110520 2007-12-02T06:13:34Z 2008-03-22T00:38:33Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p>a review of Driving Lima to Huaraz, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/monterrey-ancash-reviews-hotels-d6110408.html">Monterrey, Ancash</a>.</p> <p>The title says it all, but my travelblog fills in the WHY.</p><p>Trouble is, I also strongly feel that every traveler to Peru also owes it to his or her self to visit the Andes Mountains, in particular the Cordillera Blanca.</p><p>A few facts about this mountain range here &amp; a few photos scattered throughout:</p><p>The Cordillera Blanca forms the easternmost flank of the Huaylas Valley in the Departmento of Ancash, Peru. The Valley - through which the Santa River flows north- is flanked on its western side by the lower Cordillera Negra. The Blanca (White)range is named so because of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/monterrey-reviews-a6110520.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_HOGcFUBOWou75-M4OXSygQaurgY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/HOGcFUBOWou75-M4OXSygQaurgY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_HOGcFUBOWou75-M4OXSygQaurgY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=HOGcFUBOWou75-M4OXSygQaurgY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmonterrey-reviews-a6110520.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/monterrey-reviews-a6110520.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-29:6096044 2007-11-29T20:57:00Z 2008-03-22T00:11:24Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p>a review of Casa Andina Private Collection, a place to eat in <a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-peru-reviews-hotels-d19111.html">Machu Picchu, Peru</a>.</p> <p>Apparently, this restaurant is part of a hotel by the same name, and although it was okay to eat in - I'm glad we wern't staying here! Sure, it was pretty. Sure, it was clean-looking. I'm sure it was expensive, too! The problem is that it looked like something you could find in Minneapolis, MN.</p><p>As for specifics re: the restaurant. The best thing I can say is that there was possibly some mix-up in exactly when my group was scheduled to arrive. We were the ONLY group in their huge dining area, yet the service was excruciatingly slow &amp; unsure. It was like this was their first time! And, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-reviews-c6096044.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_gKxuWwc1Mz1X7IWCwo1aoijVj5w_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/gKxuWwc1Mz1X7IWCwo1aoijVj5w_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_gKxuWwc1Mz1X7IWCwo1aoijVj5w_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=gKxuWwc1Mz1X7IWCwo1aoijVj5w_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmachu_picchu-reviews-c6096044.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-reviews-c6096044.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6726013 2008-03-19T22:48:19Z 2008-03-19T23:01:52Z berriosblog http://realtravel.com/member-m6587486-berriosblog.html <p><em>"Alan on the 4th day- Dinner better be soup chicken and rice if its not i want my money back..oh and i want no flavour either."</em></p> <p>a entry by berriosblog from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-peru-reviews-hotels-d44918.html">Cusco, Peru.</a></p> <p>So we got to Cusco from arequepa by yet another WONDERFUL coach journey (yay). We hung around in Cusco for a few days (doing frankley sweet F.a) then emptied half our bags into storage and set off for the Inca alternative trail of Salkantay.</p><p>First day we were picked up at 5.30 am (joy) and drove on a coach for 4 hours to a small town Mollepata on the outskirts of Cusco. We had a nice breakfast and we met some amazing calafornians, kate and brendan who were as sarcastic as us (i know we were shocked too).</p><p>After breakfast messy managed to buy 50 soles(10 quid) batteries that didnt ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6726013.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_uQBCQU9PVtTavNlOK1AR1AxB3-w_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/uQBCQU9PVtTavNlOK1AR1AxB3-w_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_uQBCQU9PVtTavNlOK1AR1AxB3-w_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=uQBCQU9PVtTavNlOK1AR1AxB3-w_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcusco-journals-j6726013.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6726013.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-03:6117884 2007-12-03T00:06:37Z 2008-03-17T03:44:21Z kakesim http://realtravel.com/member-m4396136-kakesim.html <p><em>"gettin' high in Peru!"</em></p> <p>a entry by kakesim from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/chavin_de_huantar-ancash-reviews-hotels-d6117847.html">Chavin de Huantar, Ancash.</a></p> <p>Wow. We switched the Chavin de Huantar tour to today - so that we could be sure to get in. We didn’t know if any of the staff would be working there on census day (Sunday the 21st), so we opted for archeological site today &amp; nature tomorrow.</p><p>And I was SO impressed.</p><p>Unlike Machu Picchu, there were relatively few other tourists at the site, so it was actually a more” spiritual” experience for me than MP. I could just imagine the pilgrims converging on this religious center - populated by more than 3,000 priests &amp; attendants - and I was curiously intrigued to rest my backpack on ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/chavin_de_huantar-journals-j6117884.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9EddsJ5bSep.4ZbTF6UwSez.RLw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9EddsJ5bSep.4ZbTF6UwSez.RLw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9EddsJ5bSep.4ZbTF6UwSez.RLw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9EddsJ5bSep.4ZbTF6UwSez.RLw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fchavin_de_huantar-journals-j6117884.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/chavin_de_huantar-journals-j6117884.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-25:6064224 2007-11-25T16:43:29Z 2008-03-15T23:31:44Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/chachapoyas-amazonas-reviews-hotels-d1079664.html">Chachapoyas, Amazonas.</a></p> <p>After a horror night we arrived in Chachapoyas at 6:00 AM. The bus was fully occupied, not really roomy, had no AC, it rained the whole night, the streets were in a bad shape and really twisting, the windows rattled and condensed water was dripping from the ceiling the whole night. Oh well, but it was a inexpensive ticket :-).</p><p>Chachapoyas is a little town in the mountains. We found a agency (there are plenty considering how small this little town was) and booked our trip to Kuelap. To get there by public transportation is impossible. Later on we found out, that we paid a price on the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/chachapoyas-journals-j6064224.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_eUcFTxaLybsNKKDMKDZ5WafI7VA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/eUcFTxaLybsNKKDMKDZ5WafI7VA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_eUcFTxaLybsNKKDMKDZ5WafI7VA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=eUcFTxaLybsNKKDMKDZ5WafI7VA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fchachapoyas-journals-j6064224.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/chachapoyas-journals-j6064224.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-05:6142571 2007-12-05T19:48:10Z 2008-03-15T23:22:02Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/nasca-ica-reviews-hotels-d2222308.html">Nasca, Ica.</a></p> <p>After a really relaxing day I took a bus from Ica to Nasca ... within 2 hours I arrived and was surrounded by travel agencies ... they all have the best planes, pilots, views, prices ... if there is something in South America I am annoyed by, than that are the taxis honking their horn as soon as they see Gringos (apparently we are the best customer), many local want to sell you whatever they just baked, cooked, made, picked or offering you some tours nobody wants ... but I can be very strong :-)</p><p>Anyway, after dealing with couple of agencies I found one how offered a flight over the Nasca ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/nasca-journals-j6142571.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_uCTqj9fLwTd6mjnAN35vbIz4x3g_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/uCTqj9fLwTd6mjnAN35vbIz4x3g_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_uCTqj9fLwTd6mjnAN35vbIz4x3g_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=uCTqj9fLwTd6mjnAN35vbIz4x3g_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fnasca-journals-j6142571.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/nasca-journals-j6142571.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-05:6143098 2007-12-05T20:57:01Z 2008-03-15T23:20:12Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/lima-peru-reviews-hotels-d19106.html">Lima, Peru.</a></p> <p>Lima - I heard so much about Lima and mostly is wasn´t any good, so I wasn´t sure what to expect from the Capitol City of Peru ... but whatever people say about Lima, I personal liked the city! Of course, it has it´s bad areas, but let´s face it, every big city has its good and bad neighbourhoods ... and the main place (Plaza de Armas) has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNISCO.</p><p>I arrived around 6 AM in Lima and when I got of the bus I was just tired. I walked into the bus terminal to find out where exactly I want to stay and suddenly Alex was standing in front of me ... I mean, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/lima-journals-j6143098.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_NqU-e8tAsLlqCC4nWRJKuHJGe7E_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/NqU-e8tAsLlqCC4nWRJKuHJGe7E_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_NqU-e8tAsLlqCC4nWRJKuHJGe7E_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=NqU-e8tAsLlqCC4nWRJKuHJGe7E_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Flima-journals-j6143098.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/lima-journals-j6143098.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-05:6143114 2007-12-05T21:02:04Z 2008-03-15T23:10:12Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-peru-reviews-hotels-d44918.html">Cusco, Peru.</a></p> <p>The flight over the Andes was really beautiful ... snow covered mountains, lots of green and the whole time I felt like we almost hit the top of the mountains :-). When I arrived in Cusco (really early in the morning) Alex was already waiting for me ... we graped a taxi and found a hostel right in the center of Cusco.</p><p>Cusco is a nice town in the middle of the Andes and a starting point for a lot activities in the area. The main attraction is sure enough Machu Picchu. But my Hike to Machu Picchu wouldn´t start until a day later so we had plenty of time to explore some ruins near the city.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6143114.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_7SFGWPJJ65vKWReIGZiYVVxYinE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/7SFGWPJJ65vKWReIGZiYVVxYinE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_7SFGWPJJ65vKWReIGZiYVVxYinE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=7SFGWPJJ65vKWReIGZiYVVxYinE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcusco-journals-j6143114.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cusco-journals-j6143114.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-07:6149399 2007-12-07T00:11:37Z 2008-03-15T23:07:03Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-peru-reviews-hotels-d19111.html">Machu Picchu, Peru.</a></p> <p>To download the pictures took soooo long ' now I don´t have time right now to write ... next time! Just enjoy the pictures for now ;-)</p><p>OK, first of all: The Inca Trail was awesome, amazing, breathtaking (literally) and just great! Like Donna described it: It was amazing, tough, wouldn´t do it again and will recommend it to everybody! But let me give you one advise (Susanne and Christ, listen carefully!): If you ever plan to do the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, go to the Gym and just do the StairMaster over and over ... for at least 5 hours a day, seven times a week and a year long!!! We ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6149399.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_5yEvtMrPQLARJdIK3r0dpS96x78_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/5yEvtMrPQLARJdIK3r0dpS96x78_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_5yEvtMrPQLARJdIK3r0dpS96x78_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=5yEvtMrPQLARJdIK3r0dpS96x78_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmachu_picchu-journals-j6149399.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6149399.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-03:4673618 2007-06-03T00:37:43Z 2008-03-14T17:43:50Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-peru-reviews-hotels-d19111.html">Machu Picchu, Peru.</a></p> <p>L'incontournable, le vrai, le grand, le beau, le Magnifique Machu Picchu!!</p><p>Enfin, on attendait de voir par nous même, de peur d'être décçs, car c'est quand même une mega destination touristique, et tout ce que cela entraîne n'est pas forcément toujours très plaisant...Le prix déjà ! Ca a été notre journée la plus chère du voyage depuis septembre, le coût du trajet en train étant vraiment un abus et pas d'autre moyen pour y aller, si ce n'est le chemin des incas qui dure 4 ou 5 jours et que l'on avait pas le temps de faire ! Les malins !</p><p>Sous les bons conseils d'Olivier (un ami ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j4673618.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_VTobnVjtgRo3c0M8c6OrgHWhb9o_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/VTobnVjtgRo3c0M8c6OrgHWhb9o_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_VTobnVjtgRo3c0M8c6OrgHWhb9o_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=VTobnVjtgRo3c0M8c6OrgHWhb9o_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmachu_picchu-journals-j4673618.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j4673618.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-25:4608792 2007-05-25T22:56:30Z 2008-03-14T17:32:37Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/amantani-puno-reviews-hotels-d2657163.html">Amantani, Puno.</a></p> <p>Le lac Titicaca, c'est incontournable pour les amoureux du paysage et de la culture. On a décidé de passer 2 jours pour le decouvrir en dormant chez l'habitant sur l'île Amantani, certains paysages rappellent vraiment les paysages Mediterrannéens...A presque 4 000 m d'altitude, c'est très appréciable!</p><p>En chemin on s'est arrêté sur les îles flottantes d' Uros, fabriquées sur des racines solides de roseaux et de multiples couches de roseaux secs (qu'ils renouvellent souvent car ils pourrissent rapidement) Tout sur l'île est en roseaux, vraiment ingénieux et unique ! Ca donne l' impression ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/amantani-journals-j4608792.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_d6zAipHq2IdeQgvhe-jaC0yL2bU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/d6zAipHq2IdeQgvhe-jaC0yL2bU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_d6zAipHq2IdeQgvhe-jaC0yL2bU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=d6zAipHq2IdeQgvhe-jaC0yL2bU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Famantani-journals-j4608792.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/amantani-journals-j4608792.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-24:4602895 2007-05-24T23:51:58Z 2008-03-14T17:23:28Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/colca_canyon-peru-reviews-hotels-d758959.html">Colca Canyon, Peru.</a></p> <p>A Lima, on a retrouvé Micheèe, la maman de Rod et une amie Geneviève, avec qui on allait passer deux semaines à faire "la boucle du sud du Pérou". Après 8 mois de voyages, ça fait vraiment très plaisir de retrouver des proches, surtout quand c'est sa maman !</p><p>Michèle a quand même eu ses bagages avec 2 jours de retard et le plus tragique dans l'histoire, c'est qu'ils ont, pour on ne sait quelle raison, voyagé jusqu'aux Etats-Unis, et nous sont revenus sans le jambon de pays et la saucisse qu'on se réjouissait de savourer... No comment !! Notre 1er repas a été du 'Ceviche' (plat local à ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/colca_canyon-journals-j4602895.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_qCzyd0yaskR7AThCFcs3kY8EFe8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/qCzyd0yaskR7AThCFcs3kY8EFe8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_qCzyd0yaskR7AThCFcs3kY8EFe8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=qCzyd0yaskR7AThCFcs3kY8EFe8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcolca_canyon-journals-j4602895.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/colca_canyon-journals-j4602895.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-27:6450095 2008-01-27T23:14:10Z 2008-02-23T18:53:40Z Matt&Bex http://realtravel.com/member-m6023318-mattbex.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Bex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_titicaca-peru-reviews-hotels-d19096.html">Lake Titicaca, Peru.</a></p> <p>We left Cusco by bus early in the morning on Cruz del Sur for Puno. From Puno we had arranged a night at a hotel and to be picked up by Crillon Tours for our journey across Lake Titicaca and into Bolivia.</p><p>The most common route is to get the bus from Puno to La Paz which involved a ferry crossing. However we had done quite a few buses and felt like we wanted to see Titicaca more closely. So we splashed out a bit extra for an organised tour and stay on the Lake involving a night on the Sun Island and a trip to the Moon island. This was to take place over 2 days with us finally ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_titicaca-journals-j6450095.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_DYzIhFfvylWcnQblsGCLj1GtPv4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/DYzIhFfvylWcnQblsGCLj1GtPv4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_DYzIhFfvylWcnQblsGCLj1GtPv4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=DYzIhFfvylWcnQblsGCLj1GtPv4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Flake_titicaca-journals-j6450095.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/lake_titicaca-journals-j6450095.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-20:6573042 2008-02-20T23:56:38Z 2008-02-21T01:30:44Z Cass and Worth http://realtravel.com/member-m5997047-cass_and_worth.html <p><em>"And the bands played on...and on...and on..."</em></p> <p>a entry by Cass and Worth from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/puno-peru-reviews-hotels-d53733.html">Puno, Peru.</a></p> <p>In my opinion, an eight hour bus ride is worse than just about anything. While seemingly mellow on the surface, the eight hour bus ride is a trojan horse that, once accepted, unleashes its terrible and painful evils over the course of, well, eight hours. While not quite long enough to allow for any real sleep, when crammed into a child seat, hot to the point of sweating, and wide awake with your eyes shut, eight hours is a good definition of eternity. Compared to the size of this continent, eight hours in a bus is a rather short and meaningless trip. Such a stigma does not make bus ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/puno-journals-j6573042.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9TElYpalWbUyzCt8pNbdUlYPE14_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9TElYpalWbUyzCt8pNbdUlYPE14_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9TElYpalWbUyzCt8pNbdUlYPE14_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9TElYpalWbUyzCt8pNbdUlYPE14_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fpuno-journals-j6573042.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/puno-journals-j6573042.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-08:6511246 2008-02-08T00:01:36Z 2008-02-20T22:13:34Z Cass and Worth http://realtravel.com/member-m5997047-cass_and_worth.html <p><em>"A town of mythic porportions"</em></p> <p>a entry by Cass and Worth from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-peru-reviews-hotels-d19111.html">Machu Picchu, Peru.</a></p> <p>After several days of enjoying the refined Cusco, the time had come to see the Incan Holy Valley. Machu Picchu lies about 110 km from Cusco and enroute are several less-famous but also impressive sites, all poised imperiously above the Incan Holy Valley with the Urubumba river snaking below.</p><p>Wanting to see all that is pre-Columbian we decided to take a tour of the Holy Valley that would leave us in Ollantaytambo, from where we would catch the train to Machu Picchu. WIth our best tourist faces on, we boarded a bus of fellow picture-takers, presided over by a wise-cracking local guide ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6511246.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_KSF-JNrT-.dR.BCUF5VBrjAuR3o_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/KSF-JNrT-.dR.BCUF5VBrjAuR3o_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_KSF-JNrT-.dR.BCUF5VBrjAuR3o_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=KSF-JNrT-.dR.BCUF5VBrjAuR3o_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmachu_picchu-journals-j6511246.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/machu_picchu-journals-j6511246.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-28:6266271 2007-12-28T17:26:38Z 2008-02-19T05:34:07Z Tracy and Scott http://realtravel.com/member-m4932033-tracy_and_scott.html <p>a entry by Tracy and Scott from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/puno-peru-reviews-hotels-d53733.html">Puno, Peru.</a></p> <p>DAY 26 - 29 DECEMBER 2007</p><p>Got up at the crack of sparrow fart, as Scott would say, to finishing packing and head to the Inka Express office to get our bus to Puno. There were two buses, both this a large proportion of Japanese tourists. Although we did meet another Aussie couple which makes a change.</p><p>We headed off on time after the hard sell of maps and DVDs. We have already visited Machu Picchu so why we would want to by a DVD or the site I am not sure.</p><p>Our first stop was just outside of Cusco at a very beautiful church. The church had some Moorish influences and was ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/puno-journals-j6266271.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_XC-cX7a83nuI2bmPfEo-dCM1xMw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/XC-cX7a83nuI2bmPfEo-dCM1xMw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_XC-cX7a83nuI2bmPfEo-dCM1xMw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=XC-cX7a83nuI2bmPfEo-dCM1xMw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fpuno-journals-j6266271.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/puno-journals-j6266271.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-20:6223103 2007-12-20T21:03:17Z 2008-02-19T05:21:08Z Tracy and Scott http://realtravel.com/member-m4932033-tracy_and_scott.html <p><em>"Just like the postcards - just amazing how this could be built so long ago."</em></p> <p>a entry by Tracy and Scott from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/aguas_calientes_2050m-cusco-reviews-hotels-d2789490.html">Aguas Calientes (2050m), Cusco.</a></p> <p>DAY 21 - 24 DECEMBER 2007</p><p>We got up early to make sure we were at the train station on time. We went through the Plaza de Armas which appears to have been set up as one large market - there were local dressed women everywhere all very colourful. Of course there was also a contingent of riot police, obviously the old women can get out of hand! Driving past the plaza in the darkness you can see how beautiful the jesuit church is and beyond you see glimpses of the Andes as black as the high crowned hats of the Indians bunking down in the plaza.</p><p>We had a coffee at the station and ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/aguas_calientes_2050m-journals-j6223103.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_bZ18Pro2M65PAi20SdutIC8GVOQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/bZ18Pro2M65PAi20SdutIC8GVOQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_bZ18Pro2M65PAi20SdutIC8GVOQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=bZ18Pro2M65PAi20SdutIC8GVOQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Faguas_calientes_2050m-journals-j6223103.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/aguas_calientes_2050m-journals-j6223103.html