On Sep 11, 8:25=A0am, "tile" wrote:
> > Any ideas on acceptable (quiet, with soft beds and no bugs:-) cheap
> > accommodation for a 62yo flashpacker gratefully received.
>
> > Cheers, Alan, Australia.
>
> ciao Alan
>
> you are 62.. but I am 64 =A0!!!!
> this is why I want to return =A0to Peru now, since I am afraid the altitu=
de
> will affect my health.
> It was not so in Tibet. I was from 4.000 to 6.000 metres =A0( there are
> beautiful mountain roads at this altitude) while almost all monasteries a=
re
> at about 4.000 metres.. with a lot of steep steps to climb.
> But there was a mexican lady of 78 yrs with us.. and she did it
> that leaves me a lot of years of travelling hopefully..
>
> I have been in Peru 10 yrs ago.
> I bought a Pass that allowed me to buy flights at very cheap prices
> Apparently LAN has such PASS even now
> Pls check.
>
> pls note that if you take a taxi from international arrivals you will hav=
e
> to pay at least 15 dollars into Lima
> walk a few metres to domestic arrivals and =A0the fare is 5 dollars !!!
>
> as to jumpers ( called chompas) you will find them everywhere. The price =
was
> between 3 and 10 dollars, depending on how good you are in bargaining.As =
I
> speak spanish, there was no problem for me.
>
> again, you should not miss Truijllo and Chiclayo. The museum of the Lord =
of
> Sipan is something extraordinary.and so are the pyramids
>
> Pls note that there are hundreds of Pyramids, but =A0as they vare made of
> adobe ( dry sand and mud) they need a lot of restoring and Peru has no mo=
ney
> for that.
>
> Small criminality is in the centre of Lima ( even during the day they try=
to
> snatch bags and cameras) while there are pickpockets at all train and bus
> stations.
> now there should be at least two companies operating the train to Machu
> Picchu ( actually you will go by bus to machu Picchu, from the train
> station)
> Lots of ATMS everywhere, exchange offices ( official) and people changing
> money in the streets.
the criminality is usually done by smartly dressed teenagers in black
leather jackets....although in a market in Quito we were surrounded by
an extended family cheekily trying to cut the camera out of our bag |