I landed at the Cancun airport on an international flight the other day. It was a bit stressful. I wanted to get to the main part of the city—downtown. In Cancun, that’s called Ciudad Cancun. But when I got out of customs, there wasn’t a cash machine in site. I even asked. NOPE. So I […]
I’m in Arequipa again. Peru’s 2nd city. If you’ve never been to Peru, you’ve probably never heard of it. Most people haven’t. The majority of traveler’s land in Lima and head straight to Cuzco. A gringo hangout. A backpacker favorite. I’ve been in Peru for almost a month. And I’ve never heard a bad word […]
Last week I trekked through Colca Canyon. Colca is the 2nd deepest canyon in the world (the first is very nearby here in Peru). So Colca is deeper than the Grand Canyon. That’s a fact. But is it more impressive? Well, it’s hard to compare. I didn’t get to know the Grand Canyon as well […]
The coffee situation here sucks. If Peru grows good coffee, it is nowhere to be found. If it exists, it must all be exported. In Peru, instant coffee rules the day. Instant coffee everywhere. Can you get real coffee? Sure. Sometimes. But it’s more expensive and can only be found in the Gringo, touristy, fancy […]
I had a cool morning today. I woke up at the butt crack of dawn (4:30) to catch a taxi to the Mirador del Yanahuara here in Arequipa, Peru. Yanahuara is just southeast of Cayma, where I’m staying. And Mirador basically means “lookout point”. So the “lookout point of Yanahuara”. I asked a couple people, […]
