Sometimes you will see a man walking down the street like this, and some kids will shout the Peruvian equivalent of “hey mister!” And he will turn around, and swing their way.
And they will ask how much. He will say 1 sol, (about 30 cents) and they’ll hand off the money, [...]
One of the hours-or-so I liked best in Arequipa was going to the market. It was a bit of a goofy outing, since I didn’t have a kitchen, and was somewhat concerned about getting some travelers’ ick (which I got in spades, that very night, but it had nothing to do with eating anything at [...]
I often wax gloaty (what, I can say that) about the amazingness of the view from my apartment. Since living in Chile I’ve lived in four apartments, two of them with views stunning enough to take picture after picture and post them hither and yon. I’ve made a whole [...]
I don’t know about you, but I don’t need little ceramic busses cram-packed with figurines and chickens on the roof. And I’ve seen them in Ecuador, in Guatemala, in Bolivia. Certainly I don’t need one that says Arequipa, Peru. I’m also all squared away on weavings, having bought more than my share at earlier points [...]
In which our intrepid traveler, Bearshapedsphere, admits that it is not all rainbows and butterflies while on the road.
This is where my mother and I spent a couple of hours this morning. Well, not specifically in this ambulance, as we were able to make it there by taxi, but at this [...]
I was going to come and write about all the pretty that there is in Lima, but that requires photos, and they are deeply ensconced in my camera and I can’t be bothered to get them, and anyway, I took my pictures at night, and from a moving vehicle, and I don’t care how high [...]
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