By Artur Ciesielski | Adventure , Places
The Rock of Gibralter is a bit of Britain in Spain. It’s not, but it does belong to England. It’s a shopping city filled with the likes of thousands of people in and out of hundreds of shops. The highpoint is a walk up to the top of the rock with spectacular views, including the […]
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It’s three a.m., the telephone rings – I wake up surprised and nearly fall off my bed. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a stationary phone ring. “Hello” I say. The person on the other end answers, “Your taxi is here”, I’m surprised and of course not ready. My taxi is due at […]
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“Seat of the Colonial and Republican governments since the Spanish foundation in 1535 on top of an existing indigenous urban centre. Until the forties it was as well the residential area for the country’s most influential families. The route passes all the important and lesser known official buildings, churches and houses, with attention to the […]
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I started the day, but waking up at 9am then heading out for a coffee. My fingers scrambled to type in “best churro in lima” and Manolo came up. Manolo has been around for along time and even better it seemed to be filled with Peruvians, not tourists. The churros were great and the coffee […]
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The night was rough. Across the street someone was having a good time and the entire neighborhood, windows closed or not, had to participate until about 2am. The cement, brick and stone 4-6 story canyons were perfect for keeping and amplifying sound. About 3am a skirmish below got me to my feet and looking out […]
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A late start today. Silly me. I forgot to turn off the vibrate feature on my phone. It woke me up. I turned it off and began my two hour ordeal with paranoia or something like that. Despite turning off the vibrate feature I could hear it for TWO hours despite checking and making sure […]
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What a wonderful question. I’ve been thinking about this a while now. There is a post on the backend of this blog that’s being worked on, titled, Why I Walk. Then the current, print issue of Intelligent Life hits my P.O. Box with that exact question, What’s the best way to travel? I didn’t have […]
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