Cusco Hotel Review: Apu Huascaran Hostal
I stayed at the Apu Huascaran Hostal for one night during my last visit to Cusco. Normally I make an effort to take a lot of pictures of every hotel I stay at, but this was the first day in Cusco and I think my thoughts were elsewhere. The quick verdict is that this hotel …
Is Star Peru Safe?
In order to visit Machu Picchu, you have to reserve a flight from Lima to Cusco. Well, you do have the option to travel by bus, but I’d recommend the flight. The flight takes about an hour, and the bus ride is closer to seventeen through winding roads and with a driver who is probably …
For The Best Roast Guinea Pig, Try Lamay
The first time I was presented a plate of Roast Guinea Pig, or cuy as it’s locally known, the dish was accompanied by a huge sales pitch. “This is a Peruvian delicacy,” said my host, who was an elderly gentleman proud to show off the bounties of his country. “This is what we serve …
Is Machu Picchu Kid Friendly?
10 Tips For Taking Kids to Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Visiting the lost Inca city is an adventure vacation which requires you to traverse the mountainous Sacred Valley by bus, train or on foot. Visiting Peru is also a profound cultural experience. In an …
Suicide Squad: DC Surpasses Marvel Yet Again
Probably some spoilers With the possible exception of ‘The Dark Knight,’ I don’t believe these super hero films are masterpieces. Most of them are kind of silly, and the fact that they’re all on a carefully conceived thirty year master plan to squeeze as much money out of the general public is kind of …
10 Days in Peru: A Machu Picchu Itinerary from an Expert
Machu Picchu Itinerary Every time my friends come down to visit me here in Peru, we always have to go to Machu Picchu. I’ve done it so many times now that I believe I’ve perfected a schedule that not only allows you to see everything you need to see, but also allows for enough “cushion” …
Movie Review: The BFG
Last night I took my two girls who are 6 and 3 to see the film version of Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG.’ We’re in Peru at the moment, so we watched the film dubbed into Spanish. This was actually kind of fun because Roald Dahl dearly loves playing with language, and ‘The BFG’ is probably …
The Worst Hotel From Our Trip: Wayras Plaza
I just returned from a week long trip to the sacred valley. I was taking a little bit of a risk because I was bringing along my 5 and 3 year old daughters and I didn’t know how they were going to hold up to the altitude and the physical demands of the trip. It …
Book Review: Truck Stop Earth by Michael A. Armstrong
Truck Stop Earth Now, here’s a book that stands up and demands to be noticed! There’s something very refreshing about a novel written in the first person in an extremely colloquial narrative voice. Our hero is a refreshing indigent man who goes by the name of Jimmo. He’s the type of character you’d make …
Review: Hostal Pacha Kusi in Ollantaytambo
I recently returned from a week long trip to the Sacred valley, so I thought I’d do a couple quick reviews of the hotels we stayed at. When traveling in the Sacred Valley you can spend anything from $10 to $500 a night, and paying more isn’t always a guarantee of better quality (although most …
Review: Five Weeks in the Amazon
I was looking through the books in Amazon’s “Top Peru List” and I came across this interesting memoir from a professional skateboarder. Author Sean Michael Hayes makes no effort to disguise the fact that he was suicidal when he went to Peru to seek out a Shaman to guide him through a healing Ayahuasca ritual. …
Rodney Dodig and Larry Pitman’s “Sacrifice” Stars the real Lima, Peru
I spent last week at the beach in Los Organos just north of Mancora and I had the opportunity to catch up on some of my reading. This book has been sitting in my kindle for longer than I ever anticipated, so I’m glad to finally have the chance to review it. I know Rodney …
