Just a small note to let you know that I finally got my «carné de extranjería», meaning that I’m allowed to stay in Peru for a year now. It was a long, tedious process – even today, when I went to pick up my card, the officer just left to have lunch (45 min before…
Category: Peru
Desolation
Today I’d like to talk about a topic that is very important to me. It’s been a while since I’ve wanted to write this article. In fact, ever since our trip to the jungle, the thought of it has been haunting me. Deforestation. To many of us, it’s a vague concept, a crime that should…
Maras, Moray and Ollantay-what?
We just had a few days off over Easter and vacations in May are approaching rapidly – this will give me time to go traveling a bit and explore more of Peru (I’m definitely planning on trekking to Machu Picchu – I mean, even if it is a tourist magnet, it is one of the…
Life beyond the comfort zone
Recently, I pulled out my journal and by chance stumbled over a page where I’d noted some goals I wanted to attain during my gap years. I started reading them and realised that, after just two months of traveling and living in South America, I’d already achieved most of them or at least was on…
Jungle fries
«We’ve arrived in paradise.» Those were my first thoughts upon our arrival in the jungle. Well, a hot, sticky paradise full of mosquitoes, but still… paradise. A couple of days earlier, I’d stumbled upon Novalis by chance (you can find them on Airbnb, too) and was fascinated from the start. Treehouses, in the middle of…
serendipity
*********************************************************************************************** *********************************************************************************************** soaking up new impressions absolute darkness violent rain brilliant colours seemingly endless boat rides hair blowing in the wind grinning wildly at each other knowing that the others feel the same connected in a mysterious, beautiful way just being, existing not worrying about what’s to come happiness cooking delicious fresh food laughing, joking,…
Raindrops and red rooftops
I can’t believe it’s been nearly a week already since I arrived in Cusco! The first glimpse I caught of the town was quite a stunning view from the plane: a sea of red roofs nestled in lush green mountains, spreading out and up. Our plane descended right into the city and landed at a…
Uncertainty
A couple of days ago, I got a message saying that unfortunately I wouldn’t be able to get a visa for Peru, which complicates my plans to stay and volunteer in Cusco for a year quite a bit. I’d been aware that it would possibly not work out, but part of me chose to ignore…