Machu Picchu

April 2, 2010 At long last, I am on my way to visit Machu Picchu. They told me I would be picked up at my hotel between 5:30 and 6….

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Being a Tourist in Cuzco

So, with a broken mitt I decide to be a tourist for the day. First stop, the tour office, where I regretfully tell them I need to take the real…

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Eden

OK, so I met another crazy DR650 rider, Eden Connell, from Australia. (https://zoominwitheden.com/) He read a post I made on Horizons Unlimited (www.horizonsunlimited.com), a web site for motorbikers, and discovered…

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Around Cuzco

March 30, 2010 It was Semana Santa (Holy Week), and today was the big day. The Senor de los Temblores was going to make his march around the city…People lines…

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Nazca – Cuzco

March 26, 2010 Nazca – Puquio I rolled out of Nazca at 8 am, and within 5 miles I was climbing like crazy and into some chilly mountain air. At…

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Nazca

Sunday March 21, 2010 continued Nazca! Have you heard about the Nazca lines? They are these lines in the desert–nobody really knows why they are there— made my overturning the…

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Leaving Paracas

March 21, 2009 After a week of R&R at Hipocampo, I felt ready to continue south. Here are some  sights along the Panamericana: Just south of Ica I got an…

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Hipocampo

Well, the next week was a blur. I kept staying “one more day” at the hotel (ocean view with a clean room and free Internet and breakfast for $15/day? Heck…

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