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10 May 2016
Above: Whale at Nazca; upper central part of the photo. Today we were booked to do a flight over the Nazca lines. Kim woke up feeling very lethargic. He also had stomach pains through the night too and soon enough he was having the runs. As we share all our meals, we expected that it […]
9 May 2016
We took a taxi from Huacachina to Ica where we caught the Soyuz bus to Nazca. The bus leaves every 20 minutes. The 2.5h ride felt quite long and cramped with about 60 long-distance seats crammed into the bus. It would have been more comfy with thin commuter/suburban seats as there would be space between […]
8 May 2016
We had set the alarm for 0715 to allow plenty of time to get to the bus station. It took an hour to get to near that area yesterday but today being Sunday should be easier. We took a taxi around 0810 and made it in time for the 0830 bus. We had booked for […]
7 May 2016
American Airlines rang to confirm that we hadn’t checked out as they weere putting the bags in to taxi to our place. We waited and waited, then gave up and prepared to go out. I said that as soon as Kim had showered and put on his dirty clothes back on, the bags would arrive. […]
6 May 2016
I woke before 0900 after the best night sleep since we left home. After breakfast we walked to the centre of Miraflores, an affluent suburb. Our priority was to get some Peruvian Soles. For Soles withdrawals ATMs had a high local fee of about USD5 and a low maximum withdrawal. For USD, the fee was […]
5 May 2016
We landed about 10 mins ahead of schedule at 2230 and immigration was swift. The airport billboard advertising was all targeted at mainland Chinese travellers! Later in my stay in Lima, I noticed that UnionPay was accepted in a number of places too. Getting to the carousel at 2300 we waited for our bags. By […]
5 May 2016
Leaving New Orleans I woke just before the alarm at 0530 in New Orleans, had a quick wash and downed a cuppa tea before summoning my first ever Uber ride to the airport for USD33 (no tips required). At MSY airport, we tried kiosk check-in for our standby tickets but weren’t able to. A check-in […]
4 May 2016
The plan for the day was not to have a plan, or as little of a plan as possible. After breakfast we walked over to St Charles St to catch the street car to Canal St. We bought a 24h pass for USD3 so that we could explore wherever took our fancy. Just because of […]
3 May 2016
We had a light breakfast of oats, cup-mandarins and waffle at the guest house before setting o ff around 1000 to walk into the French Quarter. It took about 45 minutes through some nice houses in various states of disrepair and gentrification. Arriving into Bourbon St, I thought it was just sleazy. And that was […]
2 May 2016
Getting going We woke earlier today out of necessity and felt better for it. We ate lightly, finished packing and set off for the Houston (Johnson) Space Centre. It was about a 50 minute drive taking the outer ring road but Google Maps suggested that was the fastest way. We got there about 1000. The […]