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Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
Howdy yall,
I got back from Peru on the on the 15th, and immediately started a new job on the 18th. I will start to get this updated with day-by-day posts, recap from the trip.
I got back from Peru on the on the 15th, and immediately started a new job on the 18th. I will start to get this updated with day-by-day posts, recap from the trip.
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
We landed in Lima, (6am, Oct 29th) and knew we were going to fly out to Cusco the next morning. ( 7am) But wanted some cushion, in case of luggage issues. Or entry, and just to get a reset. My Verizon plan has international, so I had service as soon as I landed. I would like to switch to Google Fi, but am not sure yet if it will work with my…..special…phone.
I had booked a VRBO, 4 bedrooms, 4 bath, overlooking the ocean. $60/usd night, gotta love those prices. For much of the trip, $1 usd = 3.76 Pen, Sole. The plan was to take an uber to the VRBO.
Since the flight was getting in early, I booked the VRBO for a extra night ahead of schedule, so we could check in ASAP.
Airport security was not letting Ubers through, so we took a taxi. I was impressed with how much of my Spanish came back, and that I did better than I thought. At times my Spanish brain was having a conversation, before my English brain could compute. This was the most expensive taxi of the entire trip, at 60$usd. However, all the UBERS were friendly, and happy to chat with us, most even turned the radio stations on to American channels for our rides. And all the UBERS were in local currency. And the app does all the math for you, no physical money exchanges hands. No bartering, no changed rates.
Traffic in Lima, I don’t have any pictures but its nuts. And I enjoyed the looks of terror on the faces of the other two in the group.
We made a plan for a recovery nap, and to knock some stuff off the list’s early afternoon.
After naps, we wandered down. The goal was to find food, ATM’s, water. The first few ATM’s were a no go, but of course the gas stations had some that worked.
Steve was feeling pretty beat, * He turned 70 on this trip!
Andi and I needed to stretch our legs, so we wandered down to the beach, although. They were backfilling it with rocks, for I am guessing housing. We wandered and found a sports park, with speed skating, ball and tennis courts, a very nice complex.
I tend to not book in the touristy parts of town,
Above were the views from our balcony
"The population of Lima, Peru is estimated to be 10,092,000 in 2023, making it the most populated city in the country. The population of the Lima Metropolitan Area, which includes Lima and the nearby city of Callao, is estimated to be 11,804,609 in 2022" : Google Ai, answer
I had booked a VRBO, 4 bedrooms, 4 bath, overlooking the ocean. $60/usd night, gotta love those prices. For much of the trip, $1 usd = 3.76 Pen, Sole. The plan was to take an uber to the VRBO.
Since the flight was getting in early, I booked the VRBO for a extra night ahead of schedule, so we could check in ASAP.
Airport security was not letting Ubers through, so we took a taxi. I was impressed with how much of my Spanish came back, and that I did better than I thought. At times my Spanish brain was having a conversation, before my English brain could compute. This was the most expensive taxi of the entire trip, at 60$usd. However, all the UBERS were friendly, and happy to chat with us, most even turned the radio stations on to American channels for our rides. And all the UBERS were in local currency. And the app does all the math for you, no physical money exchanges hands. No bartering, no changed rates.
Traffic in Lima, I don’t have any pictures but its nuts. And I enjoyed the looks of terror on the faces of the other two in the group.
We made a plan for a recovery nap, and to knock some stuff off the list’s early afternoon.
After naps, we wandered down. The goal was to find food, ATM’s, water. The first few ATM’s were a no go, but of course the gas stations had some that worked.
Steve was feeling pretty beat, * He turned 70 on this trip!
Andi and I needed to stretch our legs, so we wandered down to the beach, although. They were backfilling it with rocks, for I am guessing housing. We wandered and found a sports park, with speed skating, ball and tennis courts, a very nice complex.
I tend to not book in the touristy parts of town,
Above were the views from our balcony
"The population of Lima, Peru is estimated to be 10,092,000 in 2023, making it the most populated city in the country. The population of the Lima Metropolitan Area, which includes Lima and the nearby city of Callao, is estimated to be 11,804,609 in 2022" : Google Ai, answer
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: Also, we were all sad when told that Peru no longer stamps passports, its all-digital now. There were a lot of signs, warning people not to get the special stamps that some vendors are selling, as it may void the passport.