Our last day in Huacachina, we booked two tours – one in the morning to the Ballestas Islands and an afternoon tour to some vineyards to taste Peru’s famous Pisco. We were picked up at 6:30am and taken to the port in Paracas National Park. These islands are supposed to be full of wildlife – [...]
After our trip to the Amazon, we hopped a bus to the popular tourist town of Huacachina. This oasis is quite unique – huge sand dunes for miles surround a small lagoon. I had never seen anything like it before in my life. Since we checked into our hostel at night, we weren’t aware of [...]
We spent 5 days and 4 nights on the Amazon river at Cumaceba Lodge, near Iquitos, Peru. After some amazing jungle and wildlife encounters earlier in our trip, such as Tortuguero in Costa Rica, we had high expectations and were looking forward to exploring the largest rainforest on Earth. Just getting to the lodge was [...]
One of the things we were looking forward to the most in South America was a visit into some of the lush and expansive jungle the continent is famous for. Jungle tours are available in a number of different locations, including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, and usually involve accommodation in primitive lodges, walks through [...]
Bus travel has hit its prime here in Peru. We chose Cruz del Sur, one of Peru’s top bus lines, for the 8 hour journey to Lima. If I hadn’t looked out the window and seen that we were in fact on land, I could have easily thought we were sitting first class on an [...]
Crossing into Peru from Ecuador was rather painless, thanks to the immigration agent who let me pass through even though I had lost an important piece of paperwork from Ecuador. After a one night stayover in Piura, Peru, we were on our way to Huanchaco. Our first impression of the place was a bit tainted [...]
Like Colombia, Ecuador was another country we ended up staying in far longer than we had planned. While relatively small (about the same size as the State of Colorado), there is a lot to see and do in Ecuador, and we can certainly imagine ourselves returning some day in the future to see even more. [...]
Another gorgeous bus ride through the mountains took us to our last stop in Ecuador – the very small mountain town of Vilcabamba. Legend has it this quirky town is home to some of the oldest people on earth. Four elements combine here to create the perfect healthy environment: 1) the constant pleasant mild climate, [...]
We were sad to bid farewell to the Galapagos, but after five days cruising the islands aboard the luxurious Galapagos Explorer II, it was time to get back to our “real life” roughing it on the road as backpackers. While on the ship, we had no access to phones, internet, or even a newspaper, so [...]
The “Enchanted Islands” of the Galapagos took our breath away. These gorgeous, virtually untouched islands are home to some of the rarest, most amazing creatures on earth. Many of these animals are endemic to the Galapagos, meaning they cannot be found anywhere else. A natural lack of predators has left the animals curious and unafraid [...]
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