Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
There’s a lot of information out there about Peruvian currency, so I’m not going to cover the usual stuff about where to carry your wallet while you’re shopping for llama-themed sweaters or how to spot a fake bill. We’ve all got Google at our fingertips and there’s more than enough info out there about that….
One of the things we made a point to do last week at the Mercado de Magdalena was to pick up fruits that we’d been told we must try while in Peru — cherimoya, granadilla, and lúcuma. These fruits are native to Peru though they can be found in a few other countries in South America,…
When you don’t speak the language and have only a passing understanding of key words and concepts, simple things like getting a haircut seem ten times harder than they should be. It’s not just getting the actual work done that’s difficult — it’s finding someone reputable who can work with your flimsy American hair and…
Securing a source of excellent coffee is always a priority, and our host Jairo, recommended a vendor called D’Martin Cafe who specializes in local coffees, “It’s just inside the Mercado Magdalena.” Such simple words lead us into the mad, mad rabbit warren of twisted fishmonger, butcher, fruit stand, and housewares stalls stuffed inside a multi-block indoor/outdoor…
Tammy doesn’t enjoy the cold. When she started talking about heading south as part of our life on the road experiment, I’m thinking southern US of A but….3,784 miles later we’re in Lima. Getting here was….interesting. More on that adventure at a later date. First impressions: -Customs and Immigration- Very laid back. You go through immigration…
We made the shift from the Pacific Northwest to Lima, Peru this week. It took a few days to juggle and shift things where we wanted them, and another couple to get ourselves south of the equator. Napping became the primary objective after we arrived because nothing is more exhausting than sitting on a plane…