Month: April 2015
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“So, has travel changed you?” and Other Questions
“How is it being back?” “How do you feel?” “What was it like?” No one really asks why you go travelling. It’s so commonplace these days that even if you haven’t actually travelled its normal to have the aspiration to … so no one really asks “Why?”. But lots of people are interested in what it was like…
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The Jimilys
Awards. Yep, we’ve become ‘awards’. ‘wards of the court’ you may assume, but, no, what we have done is make some nominations for the Best Bits of Latin America. And chosen the winners. We’re not just the award, but also the judge and jury. Hmmm, sounding a little megalomaniacal. Shhh!!! No criticism is allowed in…
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Inca, Tailor, Soldier, Spy….
… yep, we need to start thinking about what jobs we’re going to do! But, that said, right now we feel like the Inca confronting the onslaught of Western disease… a failure. Jim has some sort of gastroenteritis and has been in bed for 3 days… and I have been struck down by cold, barely functioning. Can’t…
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Miami Bitches!!
Our final little jaunt was to Miami – South Beach to be exact, Essex House Hotel. We’d booked the hotel around Christmastime using Hotwire. Instead of $300ish a night it was $80 – pretty sweet saving! I had been looking forward to a bit of luxury, but really it just boils down to a nice carpet,…
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“Inca-land, Inca-land nah nah”
Ma, Pa and Bra have departed. Jimily is ensconced in blogging and fooding in their Lima apartment. Time ticks on… … far too quickly for our liking! We’ve had a curry cook up, ate that for a few days. We’ve watched some movies. We’ve washed our own clothes, and dried them!! Jim’s enjoyed the rubbish…