Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Hats off to Ecuador
After the lengthy boarder-crossing process, unfortunately we only had 3 days to spend in Ecuador. Someone at our hostel in Cusco had just finished her semester abroad in Cuenca and the city came highly recommended to us, so we decided to spend our first two nights there. Cuenca is a beautiful small city with gorgeous architecture, a temperate climate (at least while we were there), and is apparently the number 1 place for retirees from the U.S. and Europe to settle.
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Location:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Friday, May 25, 2012
Packing List: Part 2 - The Clothes
Ok, that's probably it for gizmos, onto clothes. The winner of the best clothing item we brought is....
Shoes: Keen's Newport H2 [Link to Keen's website]:
These super versatile shoes have been our everyday shoes for 5 months! They're light, have lots of ventilation and don't smell for a while. Also, if you combine them with Smartwool socks they'll help you trek many cold cities (i.e. La Paz). I used to be a Teeva guy, but I've loved the full toe protection (save me from many rocks and other potential cuts).
Shoes: Keen's Newport H2 [Link to Keen's website]:
These super versatile shoes have been our everyday shoes for 5 months! They're light, have lots of ventilation and don't smell for a while. Also, if you combine them with Smartwool socks they'll help you trek many cold cities (i.e. La Paz). I used to be a Teeva guy, but I've loved the full toe protection (save me from many rocks and other potential cuts).
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mancora to Cuenca is Bananas... B-A-N-A-N-..
Sadly it was time to leave the beautiful beaches of Mancora, the warm weather of Huanchaco and the sights and tastes of Peru behind. Little did we know how much of an adventure it would be to cross the border into Ecuador and get to Cuenca.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Everybody go Surfin', Surfin' in Peru
After we left Lima, Sam and I spent the following week traveling a lot on buses and being beach bums on the coast of northern Peru. One can get used to living on the beach and reading and relaxing all day!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Packing List: Part 1 - The Gear
We've only got a few more weeks of the trip to go, so I figured it's a good time to start putting up our packing list. By now all of our stuff has been tried and tested, so hopefully it'll be a good resource for people going on a similar trip in the future. The list isn't exhaustive, but I'll cover the major things: http://www.flightofthefeldmans.com/p/packing-list.html
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Lovely Lima
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Conquering Machu Picchu
The main reason there were so many gringos in Cuzco is of course the famous Inka temple of Machu Picchu. There are two ways to get there, the 4-day grueling trek or the beautiful 3-hour train ride. However, regardless of whether you get there smelly and exhausted or refreshed just having had quinoa salad Machu Picchu makes one hell of an impression. You're left wondering: how the hell did they build this damn thing here in the mountains??
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Who Would've Thought I'd be Teaching in Spanish?
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