PERU WITH PUNO, CUSCO, MACHU PICCHU, AGUAS CALIENTES, SANTA ANITA AND LIMA. JUNE TO JULY 2011. Well, it’s now the middle of June 2021 and I have crossed over to Peru, at the river crossing of Deseguaderos. This is a town divided in two, with half in Bolivia. Quite an interesting scenario, the Bolivian side is defiantly the poorer part of the town and lacks the life that the other half has. When you arrive, you can change your Bolivian currency on the Peruvian side, you get a good rate. The journey from Desaguaderos to Puno is about 2 hours and this is the obvious place to stay y ..read more

  BOLIVIA/ LA PAZ, ORURO, POTOSI, SALAR DE UYUNI, TUPIZA, VILLAZONE, TARIJA, SUCRE, SANTA CRUZ, CONCEPCION,SAN IGNACIO, SAMIAPATA, VALLE GRANDE, COCHABAMBA / LA PAZ, Hi everyone we are now in May 2021, Covid 19 continues, I have moved over to Bolivia and have been here since mid-December 2020, some 8 weeks in La Paz and the rest moving around the country. La Paz, is an extraordinary place, the altitude takes some getting used to, as you can vary from around 4,000 meters to 3,500 meters, depending on where you are. The views are spectacular with the city immersed in a large canyon surround ..read more

  Herbal Drinks/ Infusions. Hierba Buena ( Peppermint ). Has a beautiful aroma and is a great hot drink to help with digestion and any nauseas you may feel. Manzanilla ( Camomile  ). Recommended to be taken after meals, good for digestion, helps with any pain, relax the pesadez, ulcers or gastritis. Ortiga or Nettle. Is a plant rich in the vitamins B, C and E and in minerals like, hierro, calcium, magnesium or zinc. A great hot drink with lots of benefits as well as nutrients. Ortiga can help reduce inflammation, enlarged prostrate, hay fever, blood pressure and help with blood sugar ..read more

    FRUITS AND JUICES IN PERU   Hello everyone, traveling around Peru you cannot help being struck by the sheer variety of fruit that you can buy and a lot of it is organic and so the taste of these fruits is amazing.  The fruit juices you can consume is incredible, such a choice and relatively in expensive. Do not be afraid to try the street vendors or the markets, you can observe the cleanliness and just choose the best one and do not be shocked at the prices, they will be very economic. I have given a selection of the fruits you will encounter on your travels through Per ..read more

    The journey continues with Tingo Maria, a small town nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains and jungle, very beautiful with a nice tropical climate. The nature here is the experience with huge waterfalls and pools that you can bath and the energy is impressive. When you lie in these waters the sheer beauty of the geography and the nature is so beautiful. Sometimes you have to walk maybe forty-five minutes with a walk up to the origin of the waterfall, as you can have different levels, but this is all part of the experience.  Some of the falls visited were, Honolulu and ..read more

Traditional boats Chiclayo.                  Market Central Chiclayo        Beach view Mancora Mancora Beach                      Surfing Mancora                      Huaringas   Hi everyone, have been in Peru since March due to the Pandemic. In August the country opened up internally and I have taken the opportunity to do some serious traveling and to catch up on places I have not visited for a while. I began ..read more

Lima capital of Peru deserted.  Sunset from the roof top of my hotel. Busy Lima, Miraflores, empty and deserted.  I have been in Peru since the middle of March and have been present during the worse period of the Pandemic, Covid 19 in Peru. We are now in July and Peru economically is now returning to normality, there have been four phases in which the government has been re introducing different parts of the economy back into the system. We are just waiting for the last phase which is number 4, this will be at the end of July. The government began in with phase 1 in May, so it’s be ..read more

    High everyone, yes this is your insider in Peru, have been here since the middle of March. Just a little recap, the Peruvian Borders were actually closed just some days after I arrived in March and after which there was a complete lock down. Little by little the economy began to shut down, along with all the hotels. By May there was hardly any tourist and the few hotels which managed to stay open, began to work directly with the government giving quarantine for two weeks to people, i.e citizens arriving to Peru and certain working sectors. The streets became devoid of people and ..read more

  I have been in Peru since the middle of March and have been present during the worse period of the Pandemic, Covid 19 in Peru. We are now in July and Peru economically is now returning to normality, there have been four phases in which the government has been re introducing different parts of the economy back into the system. We are just waiting for the last phase which is number 4, this will be at the end of July. The government began in with phase 1 in May, so it’s been happening over the last two months. Peru is by no means is over the Pandemic, the numbers of infected continue to in ..read more

Its now the 1st April, I came to Lima, Peru only for a brief stay. I arrived the day before Peru closed its borders and airport on the 17th March. That very first week listening to the local and international media disturbed me a lot, but after giving days of thought I decided to stay in Lima and not return until this is all over. The weather is good and you can enjoy a lot the company of people here, they are very friendly. The lock down in Lima originally was for two weeks ending on the 30th March. It was then announced a few days prior that this would be extended for a further two weeks. So ..read more