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Andean Explorations – 23: Wrap up

This blog post is part of my Peru travelog series. Click here for Index page
Previous post: Lima

Thankyou for staying with me as I traveled through Peru. The journey started from Miraflores in Lima, moved south to Arequipa, where we saw the mighty Condors and trekked in Colca canyon – the world’s deepest canyon. The travelogue then went to the Bolivian border at Puno, Fertility temple and lake Titicaca – the highest inhabited lake in the world which had the Floating Uros islands and overnight stay at Amantani and Tequile. My Peru travel blog then dived deep into the Sacred Valley, Cusco, amazing Incan sites and finally culminating at Machu Picchu – the lost city of the Incas. Lima was my last city in Peru.

(wow, so many links)

There’s lot left for the next trip – “there’s always a next time” (my favorite quote (and excuse)). The more I traveled in Peru, the more I felt in love with the place. I would ideally give this country 3 months to fully explore :P (If wishes were horses birds,… I would fly… lol)

To-do list:

  1. Spend a fortnight in the rain forest around Iquitos
  2. Surf the sand dunes at Ica
  3. Take a plane ride and watch Nazca Lines
  4. Spend a week trekking in the ranges around Huaraz
  5. Explore the northern coast bordering Ecuador
  6. Take a road trip thru Sierra
  7. Spend more time in Sacred Valley

There’s lots to improve in travel writing. I am thankful for all your comments. I know some people who prefer to comment via email, and many others who read this anonymously. But this time, comeon show me some virtual love, write a comment and let me know how you felt. Thank you very much :)

cheers!
Priyank

This blog post is part of my Peru travelog series. Click here for Index page
Previous post: Lima

Related posts

  • Peru: Andean Explorations (22)
  • Peru Photo Gallery (0)
  • Andean Explorations 15 – Tequile island (8)
  • Andean Explorations 14 – Amantani island (13)
  • Andean Explorations – 9: Arequipa to Puno (27)

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  1. odzer on September 16th, 2008 said:

    I really liked your blog about Peru, it is a country that I would like to visit one day. I did not imagine it to be that THAT expensive though so that is a surprise. I guess good things do not come cheap either. One of the photos of Lima actually reminded me of New Delhi. The one with the “nallah” or stream in it. I am hoping to read more of your writings in the future you have a very interesting blog and you pay a lot of attention to detail!

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  2. Ash on September 16th, 2008 said:

    Hi Priyank.

    Nice conclusion of a wonderful series. I always email but now good to comment on weblog system. Your pictures and little little details make nicely complete the story of travels. You changed really somuch from where you strated writing about places 2-3 years back. Will see you soon and happy journyes.

    regards,
    Ash

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  3. Mavin on September 16th, 2008 said:

    Hi there,

    Centuries later, they shall take thy name with great reverence. That famous traveller from India (or will it be Canada) came, saw, came back saw again and wrote a lot.

    Further, here is a ton of virtual love.

    I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this entire series. (Now you need to complete the Israel series)

    Keep it up. We await more.

    Cheers!!!

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  4. Priyank on September 16th, 2008 said:

    Odzer:
    Welcome to my website and thanks for your comments :) Peru is expensive yes but we must remember that there is usually a 2-tier economy. The expensive one is for foreign tourists but if you travel local, its very cheap (still expensive than India) :)

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  5. Priyank on September 16th, 2008 said:

    Aishu:
    If you can feel the change than that’s great :) I hope to improve my travel writing by making you guys read more… lol!

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  6. Priyank on September 16th, 2008 said:

    Mavin:
    I’m flattered! But this is really just a beginning. People usually travel far and wide and deep all over the world and even if I can’t do it, it’s worth a shot. Thanks so much for the virtual love. I assure you that Isreal series will be completed before I leave on next vacation, which is soon ;-)

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  7. Celine on September 17th, 2008 said:

    Priyank,

    I’ve been an ardent follower of your Peru Travel Blog and have enjoyed your posts. Thank you for an interesting and informative series with lovely pictures. *hug*

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  8. Anna on September 18th, 2008 said:

    Hey Priyank, if comes to travel blog, yours is the best. You are very detailed, and I am not just talking about the Peru. The connection starts because of Toronto, lol. And I will never forget your – in the middle of nowhere, lol, I don’t know how you do it. Great job, Anna :)

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  9. Nomadic Matt on September 19th, 2008 said:

    that was an excellent trip man. thanks for taking us with you. i especially loved the photos

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  10. Manasa on September 19th, 2008 said:

    Trip reports n pics were amazing :)

    I want to know how much you saved to travel all over. So that even I can start saving ;)

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  11. Priyank on September 19th, 2008 said:

    Cellu:
    Thanks so much, I always look forward to your visits here!

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  12. Priyank on September 19th, 2008 said:

    Anna:
    Cheers Anna, that’s a big compliment! How I do it? lol.. just as you photograph bugs and birds while raising a baby – I don’t know how YOU do it ;-)

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  13. Priyank on September 19th, 2008 said:

    Matt:
    Great to know! Thanks for accompanying me bro!

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  14. Priyank on September 19th, 2008 said:

    Manasa:
    Thank you!

    How much I save – umm… just enough to have a roof over my head and two meals a day. Rest all is to be spent :)

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  15. b on September 20th, 2008 said:

    It’s been quite a ride!!

    Nicely done,learned a lot here, you have some of the finest photos I’ve seen anywhere.

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  16. Priyank on September 20th, 2008 said:

    Bob:
    You’ve stayed with this since the very beginning. Thanks my friend :)

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  17. lakshmi on September 22nd, 2008 said:

    Priyank
    Your virtual tour of Peru has literally taken me there…what I really likes abt the posts is your style of detailing and still sounding so casual and fusing humour ..

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  18. Priyank on September 22nd, 2008 said:

    Luck:
    cheers! I’m always getting inspired from your writings!

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  19. Trisha on October 7th, 2008 said:

    :) lots of virtual love, Its been a great journey from within, thx, Puku. U make people wonder, notice beauty amidst the common, most importantly, u inspire longing which drives us to do wht we do. Many writers wd gve a lot to achieve that, right? Enjoy ur trip to Russia, send your pictures.

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  20. Priyank on October 7th, 2008 said:

    Hi Trisha:
    Nice to see more shower of love on this older post! Russia will be very exciting :) Cheers!

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  21. prachi on December 23rd, 2008 said:

    Hi Priyank
    I have enjoyed your travelogues and they sort of bring back the adventure spirit in me ( ..lost once i started working)…:)

    Could you give me a rough figure about the financial aspects of this tour ( how much you spent..)

    keep posting
    Prachi

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  22. Andean Explorations - 22: Lima » Final Transit : Travel Blog on May 18th, 2009 said:

    [...] Me ← Andean Explorations – 21: Machu Picchu : Older post Newer post : Andean Explorations – 23: Wrap up [...]

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  23. Jules on July 15th, 2009 said:

    Hi Priyank from Lima, Peru

    I stopped by your travelog, by coincidence I found your site searching information about Puno. I think that your pics and information are better than Lonely Planet hehehehehe.
    I went twice to Cusco and I’ve never known about Salinas until now.
    Btw, in your post about Miraflores you uploaded a pic of a “police car”. Well, technically it is not a police car. Peruvian police car are worse than that one wich is a “Serenazgo” patrol car. In other words, Serenazgo is the Municipal Police but not the Police itself.

    Thank you very much for spreading our culture with such a beautiful pics!

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    • Priyank on July 15th, 2009 said:

      Hi Jules!

      Welcome to my blog and thanks so much for commenting here! I enjoyed my stay in Peru a lot – as you can probably tell from my posts!

      That’s a Municipal police? Ah, okay I’ll update the picture. There was unfortunately no way to know since I didn’t learn Spanish…. :-( But now I am!

      Cheers!

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  24. Priyank on December 25th, 2008 said:

    Hi Prachi, I will send you an email. Costs are mentioned in many of my posts but I will communicate with you via email just in case you need to know more. Thanks for visiting. :)

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