After the intense hike up Huayna Picchu, and the harrowing rain-soaked hike back down, we got a respite of sunshine to sit and rest at Machu Picchu. So I drew it. Looking up toward the temple ruins between the rains…
This is not the view that you want to see when visiting Machu Picchu. Not at all.
Traveling to Peru at the end of the rainy season in March meant that we would be risking some serious damp downsides. Instead of hiking the steep and expensive Inca Trail through a potential mess of mud and mist, we…
People get weird on planes. Particularly on flights taken in developing countries, on unproven domestic airlines, on planes winging the windy, turbulent path into Peru’s lofty Sacred Valley. So when Jenn—one of the Canadian lesbians I’m seated between—rarely turns from…
If you’re a city person, a foodie, or a fan of nascent art scenes—like we are—the bustling, growing city of Lima, Peru is worth at least two days. Visit on Friday and Saturday nights to see Lima at its most…
When I suggest to Todd that if we grow multiple stomachs, like a ruminant, we could store some of Lima’s food for later digestion and enjoyment, I know we need to leave town. That or change our blog name to…
Lima, Peru rewards the observant wanderer. If you walk its streets with only your destination in mind, you may miss out on the moments happening all around you. For all its energy and growth, at times Lima seemed like a…
Café Tostado doesn’t look like much from the outside. Indeed, it looks like nothing from the outside. Just a dark, empty, doorwound in a whitewashed cement facade, like so many other storefronts in Lima’s Barranco district. No clouds of drool-inducing…
The other night, Todd and I hung out with a group of our friends and the conversation—as conversations between close friends sometimes do—veered into smutty territory. Manscaping. Vajazzling. Roast beef. Granny hairs. It’s human nature to be intrigued by such…
Think of Peruvian food and you’re likely to conjure food porn fantasies of tart ceviche or steamy lomo saltado. But, in Lima at least, Peruvians are gaga for sandwiches, day or night, eaten at mealtime or in between bar-hopping stops….
