Right, well the whole sightseeing business got delayed for a day when we found all the shoe stores... and clothing, and other fun things. We spent most of Thursday wandering from store to store, trying on shoes and tight jeans and making a few purchases. Still got to see a lot of the city, and was fun to have a day where we just kind of relaxed, instead of feeling like we were trying to shove in as much sightseeing as possible (and I did get some really love qu...

Ahhh... the adventures begin again. After we left the internet place last night, we went out for dinner - randomly ordering things off the appetizer menu (4 appetizers plus 2 drinks came to $6.20). We learned that humitas is a really tasty, slightly sweet steamed corn dumpling, and that salchipapas, which we've seen on pretty much every menu but have yet to order, is french fries topped with a hot dog. I think that in the future I will stick to the humitas. H...

Hi all,Well, Vilcabamba was definitely what the doctor ordered. Our first day there was all about relaxing after the marathon bus trip. We ate, we wandered, we ate some more, we got facials, a massage (me), and a pedicure (Erika) - our hostel had great Mexican food, which we fully enjoyed. It actually reminded me a lot of the house in Akumal / lots of bright colours, lovely garden in the courtyard, grass roofs on the palapas - very nice. The next morning we heade...

Hey guys.Hey guys!  So we are finally in Ecuador.  We left Huacachina like the devil was on our tails, with our fingers crossed, and only slightly hungover from the night before.  Yes we had a meeting with our fellow brothers and sisters of the commonwealth that invloved drinking games and ended up at a loacal Salsa bar (that we stumbled out of around 4am).  After only a few hours of sleep we managed to get onto a bus in Ica to Lima and the tr...