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Astrid and Gastón: The High Art of Peruvian Cuisine
Blog: GoBackpacking - 30 January 2012
n 2011, Lima’s Astrid & Gastón was ranked #42 on a list of the world’s 50 best restaurants. It was one of only three restaurants in Latin America to make the illustrious list, with the majority being located in Europe and the USA. Even if I had been planning to travel in these regions, I knew such [...]
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A Detour to Peru’s Chavin de Huantar
Blog: Vagobond.com - 12 January 2012
Ancash lies quietly to the north of Lima, ignored by too many people who hop past to the golden northern beaches, the central jungle, or Cusco and Machu Picchu. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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My Travel & Business Year in Review
Blog: GoBackpacking - 28 December 2011
his year passed in the blink of an eye. Or at least that’s how it feels looking back. I’m lucky enough to say I’ve done exactly what I wanted to do, and had a great time doing it. This year had its share of low points too, however by surviving them all, they only served to [...]--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Christmas Party with the South American Explorers Club in Lima, Peru
Blog: Vagobond.com - 17 December 2011
Year-round the organization offers great advice and concrete information about traveling through South America.
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Mistura: Peru’s Festival Of Food
Blog: Vagobond.com - 2 November 2011
Lima is often referred to as the Gastronomic Capital of Latin America and going to the annual food festival Mistura is a great way to find out why.
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Mistura, in photos.
Blog: The Brink of Something Else - 15 September 2011
Mistura. I’ve had far too many beers and Pisco Sours, and way too much good food to really express in words how awesome today was. So I’m going to leave you with some photos, and head on out to celebrate a great day of over-indulgence with, you guessed it, yet more over-indulgence. The actual blog [...]
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Searching for peace in a sea of traffic: Walking around Lima, Peru
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 7 September 2011
Today, I walked the streets of Lima, Peru. I have been in Lima many times, and even lived here for a while. But, it had been four years since I had been back and I was curious to see how the city had changed since I had been here last.
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Cusco to Colombia in a Combi: Days 7 to 11 (Lima to Máncora)
Blog: The Brink of Something Else - 18 August 2011
Days 1-6, here Hours chugging along slowly in the Volkswagen, piled on top of each other as the monotonous desert roads slide past the windows. Long pauses to cool a rapidly overheating motor. Hours more broken down and waiting in the drugging heat for the local mechanic of a dusty anonymous town to appear from [...]
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Cusco to Colombia in a Combi: Days 1 – 6
Blog: The Brink of Something Else - 10 May 2011
“Bad news, guys. The engine’s doing that thing again.” It’s 4:30 am in the morning and we’re at a service station in a place called Huacho, somewhere between Lima and Trujillo. This is not news we want to hear. The five of us plus dog that are heaped on top of each other in the [...]
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Is it ever too late to follow your dream?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 4 February 2011
After my first week as a Kiva Fellow my short answer is no, and I guess the slightly longer answer, definitely not! That is what the clients of Microfinanzas PRISMA have shown me, especially Rosa of San Juan de Miraflores in Lima, Peru. Rosa is preparing the lunch she will serve to customers in the [...]
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Peru Highlights
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 21 December 2010
We didn’t do any of the things you are supposed to do in Peru: we didn’t walk the Inca Trail, spot condors at Colca Canyon, go sand boarding in Huacachina, or fly over the Nazca lines.
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Photo of the Week: Circuito Mágico del Agua
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 19 December 2010
The highlight of Lima for us was visiting the Circuito Mágico del Agua (Magic Circuit of Water). This park is full of many water fountains of all different shapes and colourful light displays. Some like this one are interactive, so the brave can get wet running in and out of the water.
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Vegetarian Survival Guide to Peru
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 16 December 2010
Was Peru better for vegetarians than anywhere else in South America? In a word, no. We still lacked the ability to be able to eat cheap, local food as it almost always contained meat.
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AlmaZen Review: Gourmet Vegetarian Food in Lima
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 25 November 2010
It is possible to find vegetarian restaurants in South America but unfortunately most of them are awful, serving up bland, uninspiring fare with too much focus on soya. But in Lima we found the best vegetarian restaurant we have eaten in since Buenos Aires.
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The US Visa Situation Strikes Again!
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 23 September 2010
Well, it was only appropriate, I suppose. We had a massive scare leaving the UK in the first place to get to Latin America, it was nicely symmetrical to have some more stress on the way back. We had a bit of a mission getting to the airport outside Lima. Our hotel had helpfully said [...]
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Lima - the last stop
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 3 August 2010
I felt a sense of sadness upon arriving in Lima, the capital of Peru. This would be the final Latin American stop of our trip. Eight months of travelling had almost come to an end. The flights home had been booked months ago, but only now was the realisation starting to sink in.
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 10 June 2010
5/30/10: Lima, Peru May 9. That’s when the first family member (Dad Curry) arrived in Peru to meet us. May 30. That’s when the last family member (Amy) said goodbye. We were lucky enough to spend 22 days of our honeymoon with our family, but unfortunately the family honeymoon had to end. Just a few [...]
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A Play in Three Acts (Thank Goodness Amy is Here)
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 3 June 2010
5/23/10: Lima, Peru Act I One of the main reasons I’m glad Amy is here is because I can once again participate in the group conversations. No more pretending to care about which baseball teams are leading which divisions. No more speculating about the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers. No more forced lukewarm statements of [...]
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A Tale of Two Families
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 2 June 2010
5/22/10: Lima, Peru It was the best of times, it was the best of times again. That’s what happens when you’re taking a year off to explore the world, and family comes to see you as often as if you lived next door. First we introduced you to Dad, the Shaquille O’Neal of the Curry [...]
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第六十六天：Enjoying (the GREAT food in) Lima
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 20 April 2010
魚生ceviche!!! 利馬, so far so good, 先是她的好天氣 -- 連續兩天都放晴和有微風，與朋友們經驗到的陰暗灰沉不一樣；然後是我們住的旅舍位於高尚豪宅區，旅遊書都說這地段不危險；再者我們的旅舍整潔寬敞無比，有三個大廳、一個大花園、兩個廚房和總共 17 間睡房！ 豪宅不愧為豪宅，只是我們不明白這麼優秀的寓所何以會做起青年旅舍呢？分明就是蝕本生意 (我們每人每天的房租才 USD 5！還附送早餐喔！)... 但既然我們是得益者，那我就不深究了 =P Mixed Seafood Ceviche 另一驚喜，是美味的 ceviche!!! 我真是愛死了！從來非無海鮮不歡的我，試過這只用檸檬汁把生海鮮殺菌然後用無限洋蔥和辣椒伴碟的美食後，我對海鮮有了新的莫大的發現和賞識！我決定要在秘魯多吃這佳餚!!! 最後，利馬有黃G 開的大型超市 -- 說笑罷了！
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From sweltering coastal Lima through freezing hail at 4,800 meters
Blog: Trip Down - 19 April 2010
Kai’s private taxi organized by Hostal Kokopelli in Lima for $15 met him at the airport but then told him to wait for another person arriving on a different flight – after 30-40 minutes the taxi driver gave up and drove Kai to meet me at the hostal. We sat and drank some beer and [...]
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Day 65: Long Distance Bus Survivors
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 17 April 2010
Squeezing through a manic street at the border 6 more hours to go and we pull into Lima. After 2 nights on buses and 40 hours on the road, the thing I want most is a bathroom. A shower and a seatable toilet. I'm grittier than had I been wild camping for several days, my fingernails turn black when I scrape my skin. We were lucky and unlucky. Lucky as border crossing went smoothly; I was
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Endless PanAmerican, More Police Mordidas to Lima, Peru
Blog: Trip Down - 15 April 2010
After the marathon 14-hour ride the day before I had a leisurely breakfast in Huanchaco (a rich Trujillo beach house suburb with a not so spectacular beachfront) and set off once again along the barren PanAmericana south towards Lima. Not really sure how far I would make it I drove an unpleasant 6 hours or [...]
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Some ole stuff
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 28 February 2010
As Pete reported on our last blog post, we have logged MANY hours on many different buses throughout this journey! And most times, when we have the option, we take the night bus - it saves on money (one less night in a hostel!), and it is kind of nice to just wake up in the morning in a brand spankin' new location. We have gotten so used to opting for the night bus that we usually don't even consider the daytime option.
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The other side of Lima, and home again (to Cuzco, that is)
Blog: The Brink of Something Else - 26 February 2010
Last time I was in Lima I was a broken, battered shell of my former self after a breakneck dash through Guatemala, Panama and Colombia with Sara. We were disgustingly lazy; took in several lovely restaurants and bars, had some great parties and took a few walks about Miraflores and downtown. I left Lima having had a relaxing and enjoyable time, but none too enamoured with a capital that was a city like any other (although perhaps with slightly worse traffic than many).
