Easy Rider…Well, Sort Of
As we arrive at the train station in Bangkok we’re unsure of what to expect. People sit in the middle of the station on the floor waiting to board their train. It’s a scene we’ve seen before, though here it all seems downright neat and orderly. There are also lots of Western tourists. We’ve booked […]
Exploring Amantani Island, Peru
Amantani Island Amantani Island is in the big part of Lake Titicaca, about three hours by boat from Puno. We organized our trip with a local operator recommended by our hotel, and set out early. After a stop and a look around the Uros Islands, we motored on toward Amantani Island. The first thing we […]
Chiclayo y El Señor de Sipán
Exploring Chiclayo Chiclayo is about three hours north of Trujillo in northwest Peru, not far from the coast. It was founded near the Northern Wari ruins, an important archaeological site. There are additional archaeological sites of the Moche (Mochica) and Chimu cultures in this area near the coast. Today, the city is best known for its colonial […]
Trujillo, Chanchán y las Huacas
Yet another overnight bus took us 500+ km north of Lima to the city of Trujillo, founded in 1534, and known as the City of Eternal Spring (although it´s a pretty steamy summer right now). Trujillo lies in northwestern Peru, close to the coast, but otherwise surrounded by desert. This area, the Moche Valley was […]
Okuhepa Is Thank You: Himba Village
The Himba are a semi-nomadic people who lived mostly in northern Namibia’s Kaokoland. They herd cattle and goats, moving from place to place with the seasons. The houses they build are left behind when they move, and sometimes reused when they return (if there is anything left of them). The Himba have fairly successfully resisted […]