Lima to Paracas – Blown Away….Literally

We left our Airbnb at 6:15am to catch our PeruHop bus outside the McDonalds (yes they are here to) in Kennedy Park a short walk away   It was overcast and drizzly which is unusual for Lima. You see, Lima is the second driest capital city in the world; the first being Cairo. People say that it never rains in Lima, however it drizzled three times since we arrived, all …

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Lima, Peru Day 2- Barranco

My cold was still very much present when I woke up. We had breakfast at our place before meeting up for our free walking tour of Barranco. Barranco is the next neighbourhood to the south of Miraflores and also borders the ocean but is known as the hip, bohemian area of Lima. Our group took a public bus from our meeting point in Miraflores to Barranco, about 10 minutes …

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Lima, Peru: Day 1- Political Unrest

My day didn’t start so well. I woke with a congested chest. I figured a hot shower might help but I couldn’t get any hot water. How could an Airbnb superhost not have hot water? I shivered through my cleansing and jumped into warm clothes. John got up a half hour later and gleefully informed me that his shower was very hot…I had been turning the tap in the …

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