Lima, Peru: A Photo Essay

Heading into Lima, we weren’t sure what to expect.  (Mostly we were happy to feel better and able to travel). But Lima has surprised us.  It has a beauty that emanates from it’s pretty buildings and neighbourhoods, it’s coastline and even the people. We’ve done a lot of walking.  We’ve seen palaces, churches, catacombs, cats,…

Our Time Out

I am sure everyone has a similar story: you are out somewhere in public and you come across a family where a child has a major meltdown. This happens. In fact, you would likely be some sort of alien if you never had a temper tantrum. Growing up, this outburst was either ignored or reprimanded.…

Can You Do the Chan Chan?

We’ve made it to Peru and our first stop after a ridiculous night bus from a town near the border has been Trujillo.  Trujillo is a colonial city and at one point was Peru’s largest city.  We arrived and found a nice place to station ourselves as we meandered the streets and took in the…