Nothing much happened in Sao Paulo. I was mainly there for the first day of the World Cup to experience the atmosphere.
Author: KK
The Amazon
In Peru, one could look out the plane window and see the endless stretch of the Andes mountain range. In the Amazon, it was the endless stretch of rainforest. It was flood season and it was evident from above. River houses dotted the scenery. The canopy was an unbelievable sight. It’s hard to believe that…
Rio de Janeiro
I really don’t have much to say about Rio other than that I love the city. It’s one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen and experienced.
Iguazu Falls
I was once at Victoria Falls in Zambia and was disappointed, as I had went during the dry season and wasn’t able to see the fall in all its potential majesty. Iguazu Falls was a very different matter.
The Foodie reawakens
After travelling in Peru for a while, I was beginning to get sick of the same staples available everywhere; pollo con papas (chicken with fries).
The Sacred Valley
As part of my time in Cusco (where I stayed a few days before going to Ollantaytambo, then Machu Picchu, then back to Cusco), I took an all-day tour called “The Sacred Valley Tour” and also a chocolate-making class. Here are pictures:
Lake Titicaca
There are 2 reasons people stop in Puno: To visit Lake Titicaca To sleep the night before continuing their journey into Bolivia The town itself isn’t worth visiting. I decided to take a 2d/1n tour of Lake Titicaca (“Puma Rock” in Aymara language), the highest navigable lake in the world at nearly 3800m above sea…
The (Possible) Invention of Spandarin
I took an 8-hour day bus to Puno, which I enjoyed much more than any of the night buses I’ve been on. The Andean mountain ranges provided a spectacular backdrop to complement my often recurring imagination of Incas dancing everywhere to the beat of Lady Gaga. (Rocket Number 9 take off to the planet…to the…
The Pissing Scotsman
Some young Scottish guy decided to go out last night and get very drunk. He comes back at 4 am, gets in bed, then proceeds to talk loudly in his sleep at 5 am before waking up and then taking a piss on some Israeli guy’s shoe in the dorm. I am a light sleeper…
Random story about donkeys
Once upon a time, I was walking down a quiet road outside of Cabanaconde when I happened upon a herd of donkeys in the middle of the road. There was donkey shit everywhere. One donkey went up to a pair and started smelling their butts. Then it started to donkey-kick the pair. The pair submitted…