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It’s three a.m., the telephone rings – I wake up surprised and nearly fall off my bed. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a stationary phone ring. “Hello” I say. The person on the other end answers, “Your taxi is here”, I’m surprised and of course not ready. My taxi is due at […]
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Here are the relations from the two weeks of my trip to Peru, beginning with a few days in Lima then into the more formal, or not – let’s hope not, mountain biking tour. It’s ongoing until it ends, so it’s all a rough draft until it ends, unless I don’t update this part when it […]
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Even from the Sacred Valley it is no easy task to get to Machu Picchu. First we got picked up by a taxi to take us to the town of Ollantaytambo: about a 30 minute drive with many speed bumps. Our driver was a great guy and he had a nice car, at which every […]
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The Metrics 42.6 kilometers from an elevation of 3,700 meters
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What a great day. From the long 4 hour ride to the starting point through some wonderful little towns, to the 55 kilometer ride down 3,540 meters to the Pacific Ocean to the walk and spectacular sushi at Edo back in Lima. We left Lima early and headed South to miss the traffic, at first […]
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“Seat of the Colonial and Republican governments since the Spanish foundation in 1535 on top of an existing indigenous urban centre. Until the forties it was as well the residential area for the country’s most influential families. The route passes all the important and lesser known official buildings, churches and houses, with attention to the […]
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I started the day, but waking up at 9am then heading out for a coffee. My fingers scrambled to type in “best churro in lima” and Manolo came up. Manolo has been around for along time and even better it seemed to be filled with Peruvians, not tourists. The churros were great and the coffee […]
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I got into Lima just before noon. It took 45 minutes to get to the Airbnb and in another two hours I was picked up to go on a 5 hour food tour of Lima. I can’t think of a better way to start of visiting a city than through food. This 5 hour tour […]
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There’s a cat, and another, and another. There are hundreds of cats in this park – Parque Central de Miraflores – and they are really well taken care of by random people. Update: I found out that this is a like drop off site for unwanted cats, though these cats are spayed and neutered, well […]
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We’re going to Spain again. This time the adventure starts in Malaga. This is an ongoing list of things to do and places to see in Andalusia. BBC on Andalusia. Worth watching: Anthony Bourdain – Parts Unknown – Season Two – Episode 2 – mostly about Andalucia. Food Andalusian gastronomy is a confluence of Spanish, Jewish and Arabic […]
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On a whim I decided to go to Peru for a mountain biking trip with Sacred Rides instead of where I intended to go. I’ve been wanting to do the Peru trip for a while, but it did not feel right before. I’ll be arriving a few days early to check out the city: Lima. […]
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This is a resource and preparation spot I’m building mostly for myself in preparation for a bicycle touring trip I will, mostly likely, do in 2016. It may or may not be of use to you. I plan on riding for about 2-3 weeks on a CX bike with very light gear. So far, my […]
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