Well here i am in Arequipa, Peru having a grand old time.
Vancouver was great. Spent a lovely time with Elise and her family and partied with Tash and Calliope for their birthdays. Went to Whistler, rode around Stanley Park, went to parties... the pub... was a very nice chilled out two weeks. And the last two days were extremely chilled with snow in Vancouver city.
Canadians are indeed nice. They are so nice in fact that drivers will stop traffic to allow you to cross the road, i am NOT JOKING. This was actually quite disturbing. But then it wasn´t as disturbing as seeing full cooperation as two lanes merged to one on the great three-lane bridge which connects Vancouver to north Vancouver.
it was winter in cuba but perfect for me at 28 degrees, especially coming from snow in Vancouver.
i was there for Fidel´s birthday party which was cool. i have some very cool photos of the hundreds of buses and coaches used to transport people from all over the country to the parade. i´ll try to post some on my blog soon, i don´t have the cds with me at the mo´. sorry. yes i have been lazy, i´m on holiday.
so how was cuba? havana was crazy, hectic, frenetic and crumbling. outside of havana, muy tranquilo... relaxing, chilled. mojitos are good, rum is cheap, everything else is expensive. hospitality was sensational at jose ricardo´s casa. let me know ifyou are going to cuba and i´ll let you know where to stay. you want more on cuba? too much happened, too much to tell, will try to post some pics though... and i´ve gotta do some sightseeing so i´m finishing right there.
next was peru. one day in lima, then it was off to cusco. spent a day with altitude sickness, took tablets for the sickness, then had an allergic reaction, thought i was gonna die, saw a doctor, who gave me more pills, and then i felt better, did the inca trail, was the best thing i did in my life while travelling, recommend it to everyone to likes a challenge.
now i´ve left cusco, will spend the next two days on a tour of the volcanoes and colca canyon.
will spend christmas in bolivia on the shores of lake titicaca.
besides needing to sightsee the guy running this internet cafe is driving me crazy with his drumming, i think he wants to be a rock star.
love and best wishes for christmas and the new year.
Dianne in south america
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