I haven’t travelled much this year because of some personal issues I have been having. I miss travelling and I hope to be able to get back to it again soon but in the meantime, I have a ton of travel backlog that I’ve been meaning to write about and this article will be the first of …
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The taxi ride from our rented apartment in Miraflores to the Santa Catalina neighbourhood isn’t that long. In our week-long stay in the Peruvian capital, we hadn’t yet been to this working class neighbourhood but are now heading there for lunch at Chez Wong, one of Lima’s best cevicheria. After using our rudimentary Spanish to repeat the address to …
In part 2 of my articles on the Sacred Valley, I had last left off after visiting the Inca site of Ollantaytambo, the Salt Ponds of Maras and the crop circles of Moray. After lunch in Urubamba, we hopped on the train to Aguas Calientes, the train’s ultimate stop at this last village at the very foot of …
I had a lot of questions before my trip to Peru, more than I usually have when travelling. I tried to answer these questions in this document. I hope it helps some of you heading to a magical trip to Peru. Passport and visas Your passport should be valid for 6 months after your return date …
This past November, I spent a week eating my way through Lima. I visited almost all of its high end restaurants, most of which are listed on the Latin America’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Lima’s food scene is incredible and it was hard not to eat well every single time, especially armed with my long list of must-visit restaurants. A …