— Travel and Trekking Jots & Shots
Anecdotes and Observations of a Natural Nomad
I love to travel, clearly. The travel bug bit me at a young age and never let go. The prospect of a trip anywhere gets me all a-flutter. So, Travel Tales are articles about my adventures on the road, whether abroad or in Canada.
We may well call it a staycation when we don’t cross any borders, but it’s still travel! In this country, just crossing most provinces is an expedition. And of course, the idea of staycations does appeal to a greeniac (winky face).
The most important thing I’ve learned while travelling abroad is that you never know what can happen in a foreign country, so expect the unexpected! I’ve got big dreams of seeing much more of the world, but for now I’m content with reminiscing and sharing these anecdotes with you (smiley face). Choose from the entire selection of JourNiackery Travel Tales by scrolling below.
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Being a bit on the adventurous side (heh heh heh), relaxing in Copacabana may have been my priority at first, but it certainly wasn’t on my agenda yesterday. After hitting the market for lunch and snacks, I set off down the road to Yampupata, from where getting to Isla del Sol by hired boat should be easy to […]
The afternoon of the day after our return to Cusco, I met up with Brunold, Frank, and Anne, my Inca Trail to Machu Picchu hiking partners, for farewell drinks, then I was off to bed by 9:30nine-thirty because my bus from Cusco to Puno was at 5:30five-thirty the next morning. It was my intention to do some relaxing […]
The Inca Trail… Wow! Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was an unforgettable experience. Day 1 of Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu On Day 1 of hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, we started at about 1 p.m. It was fairly easy, a gentle climb on a dirt path. We ended at 5. That […]
Well, the bus ride from Lima to Cusco was much better than the one from Piura to Lima. The scenery was all desert. Along the coast, more desert, with frothing waves breaking upon the beach and huge rock formations dotting the shoreline. Eventually, we rejoined the mountains, but that was after sunset. Sunset! Surreal. Hazy mountains in the […]
I take it back — I hate the bus! At least, I know when I hate the bus: at night. Especially when there’s no toilet on the bus and it doesn’t stop for 12 hours! The smoker in me screams “Inhumane!” at such an outrage, as well. So obviously, the bus ride from Piura to Lima went badly. […]
Yesterday saw me crossing the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border. I travelled alone from Loja to Piura, Brandon having gone to Vilcabamba in Ecuador. A Brilliant Bus Ride in Ecuador The scenery from the bus was just amazing! There were some pretty cool trees which a local man told me are called ceiba. The ceiba trees I saw grow in all […]
I was pretty happy to leave Cuenca and head for Loja. Even though I’ve only been gone from Mera for a week, I’m already sick of cities and just wanna go back to the countryside. Seeking some good hiking near Loja, I visited Parque Nacional Podocarpus, only about an hour and a half away by bus. Funny thing, […]
Brandon and I left Baños at about six yesterday morning. The bus ride to Cuenca took all day — we only got into the city around dinnertime. We planned nothing more for our brief stay than a bit of down time in Cuenca, so after supper, we headed to a café for a game of cribbage over hot […]
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