When I’ve thought of Lima, Peru up until now, I’ve thought of noise, pollution, and a big city without a lot of infrastructure. Driving into Lima, we saw a lot of this on the outskirts of the city. We also…
Peru Star Apartments Hotel in Lima: A Review
Peru Star Apartments Hotel in Lima has the look and feel that someone saw it 5-8 years back and said, “You know what, we’re going to re-do this place and make it REALLY nice. I mean, LUXURIOUS.” And then at…
Hotel Runcu in Lima, Peru: A Review of Hotel Runcu
(Pictures coming soon) Hotel Runcu was a nice hotel for sure. I would recommend it, especially at the Internet rate we booked it at ($49/night). However, I would NOT recommend our particular room. If they give you room number 204,…
La Casa De Mirita: Apartment/Hotel/Homestay in Cajamarca, Peru
Casa De Mirita is not a hotel or apartment, but rather an opportunity to stay with a family in Cajamarca, Peru. We enjoyed our two nights here with Vicky, Mirita, and Vicky’s daughter Dianna. If you are looking for an…
Hostal Casa Del Rio in Cuenca, Ecuador
A Review of Hostal Casa Del Rio in Cuenca, Ecuador As you might expect with the name Hostal Casa Del Rio (House of/by the river), the hostal sits next to one of Cuenca’s main rivers. This means that from many…
Kookaburra Café And Accommodation In Cuenca, Ecuador – a review
A review of the Kookaburra Café In Cuenca, Ecuador Finding a vacation rental/hotel/café built and run by Australians in the middle of Cuenca, Ecuador, was a very nice and fun surprise. Jenny and Chris decided to build the Kookaburra Café…
Casa Pastoral Hotel Review: Las Lajas, Colombia
Casa Pastoral in Las Lajas, Colombia For $4.50 per person, per night, it’s hard to complain. But that’s not going to stop me. I’d heard some great things about Casa Pastoral with its view to Las Lajas Basilica in Colombia.…
Visiting Las Lajas Basilica, Las Lajas, Colombia
Credited as being on of the world’s 10 Most Unique Churches, Las Lajas definitely lives up to its claim. At first, I’ll admit, I was a little unimpressed. But, then again, we approached it from the wrong side. Once we…
Bus From Quito, Ecuador to Las Lajas, Colombia
How we got from Quito, Ecuador to Las Lajas Basilica in Las Lajas, Colombia (near Ipiales). We eventually took a bus from Quito to the Colombian border, but didn’t know about this one thing that everyone should know before they…
CasKaffeSu Hotel Review: Mindo, Ecuador
Hotel CasKaffeSu is not my first choice of hotels in Mindo, Ecuador. However, the owners are really nice.