I hope you enjoy my Peru travel blog (even if you aren’t diabetic!) I offer tips for diabetic travel which can be valuable for people without diabetes as well. Safe and healthful travel is great for all of us!
In August 2015 we took off for Peru – the Amazon (Iquitos and Nauta) and the Andes (Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Agua Calientes, Machu Picchu). Such a country of contrasts. You need to visit Peru in all seasons to appreciate it – we have so much to return for.
Summary For my Peru Travel Blog I’m eager to tell you about a fantastic seventeen day trip to Peru in late August/early September 2015. This trip fulfilled one of my bucket list items – we took an Amazon River cruise. We also stayed in a treetop hut in the Amazon,
Although we traveled in August 2015, I’ve just recently become aware how really interested people are in ship reviews, so today I packaged up all the pertinent information from my day-by-day articles into one single summary of our impressions of the Cattleya. We spent a little more than half our
Well, it almost says it all. The video can’t express the humidity and heat. You’ll have to go to the Amazon River yourself to experience it all! I’m ready to sign up again, to see the high-water season … Check out this article of mine too: Peru Travel Blog
Dreaming? When one shops for greeting cards one reads so many trite sayings about following dreams, and making “it” happen. That certainly has not been the case for me. I can’t remember ever having a list of dreams. I’ve always wondered what I should be wondering about. I’ve seldom carved out
Through my research I learned about the huge variety of cruise ships running up and down the Amazon River and the rivers that feed the Amazon. Wedding Cake Cruises The huge wedding-cake cruise lines that operate Amazon cruises start at the coast and make their way as far as Manaus, Brazil.
The Cattleya Cruise Interestingly enough, the part of the trip which I spent the most time planning turned out to be the most successful. We flew from Boston to Panama City then to Lima on Copa Airlines. We spent the night at the airport hotel in Lima, and then took a
The next morning on the Cattleya we were treated to more lovely food for breakfast, then taken on the speedboat to a location from which we could hike and see the nature. This time I made sure to fully pack the backpack. On each outing, the medic, Demo, would join
Black and Muddy Waters The next day we anchored at the convergence of the black and muddy waters. Each stream and river that feeds into the Amazon has its own unique characteristics. Here you could visually discern the mixing of the two rivers. Dolphins fished in the slightly turbulent water.
The next day was my birthday, and what a day it was. The village of San Pedro, and the people called ribereños, was the destination of our morning adventure. I have since learned that ribereños means river people and are not a distinct ethnic group but rather indigenous people who
Forums and blogs had warned me about Amazon River cruises that advertise four or five day journeys with the option for nine days, saying that the middle day was always spent in the town, as supplies are on-boarded, departing travelers move on, and new travelers arrive. However, I can say that
The motorboat for the Treehouse Lodge met us at the confluence of the Marañon and Yucayali Rivers where the Amazon River itself began. W.C., Elaine, Raymond, Mae, Greg and I left our lovely Cattleya boat to jump into the motorboat. Shaped like a covered bullet it was not as fresh
Monkeys trapped in the Jungle Our outing this morning was to another stream, this time to a slightly more inhabited area. Surprisingly, the bird-life was more abundant and we saw many beautiful birds. We visited the monkey island, an island on which people had let loose a variety of
Once again, the next morning our Treehouse Lodge guide asked us what we wanted to do. What a question. We had seen the cayman, birds from afar, the monkeys. What more did the lodge offer? He seemed not to know. Later, too late, we learned that one of the
The next morning at the Treehouse Lodge I once again waited for the troop of squirrel monkeys. They had arrived the first morning, but did not show for the second, and this would be our last opportunity to see them again. Sadly, no monkeys, but suddenly we heard the sway
Rainforest Cruises Our trip to Peru combined an Amazon River cruise with a trip to the Andes and Machu Picchu. We found an excellent cruise package which combined four nights on the Cattleya boat with three nights in the “luxury” Treehouse Lodge. The package was only offered by Rainforest Cruises,
Nestled in a saddle near the top of a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, Machu Picchu long represented for me an unattainable great wonder of the world. Evidence of the great Incan empire, now rubble, causes me to question the permanence of our great civilization, and puts Inca into historical
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike. |
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent. With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!) Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world. |
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