Film Review. Altiplano by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth.

Breathtaking, expansive and emotional. Altiplano is a film set in the Peruvian Andes that really portrays the region as it is. This is not a Peru that the tourist sees. It is a film that covers in a way too many topics about Peru that many will be lost on the viewer and most reviewers [...]

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Cafe Ayllu a classic coffee shop in Cusco

The cafe Ayllu has been serving the hungry of Cusco for 38 years now. I have been going there for over 20 of them and it hasn’t changed. It still is the best cafe in Cusco. It’s location smack bang on the plaza with it’s huge windows allow for a fine view where you can [...]

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Terror in the hostal Frankenstein!

I have been walking past the entrance to the Hostal Frankenstein for around 15 years now. I always wondered who stayed there? I mean with a name like that? Oh yeah it is located in a back street in Cusco Peru. Anyway when we were looking for a place to change hotels to for Mum [...]

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Images from our trip to Peru

A few images from our most recent trip to Peru. Enjoy!

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Trust me I’m your guide!

When we invited my folks to come to Peru this year with us little did they know that they would be placing their lives in the hands of me and Monica! Luckily for them I have 23 years of experience travelling and living there and Monica has the bonus of being from Peru. Things started [...]

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Back from Peru and back at work….

Finally after arriving home a few weeks ago I have managed to catch up on everything and am now able to pay more attention to the neglected things like my blog. Monica and I had a great time both working visiting her suppliers for her Fair Trade art and craft import business and traveling around [...]

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One happy weaver……

One of Monica’s artists displays his award winning tapestry. Titled “Evolution” it is woven in pure hand dyed alpaca wool and portrays the Inca view of evolution. The more you look the more you find in this amazing piece of absract art. The president of Peru personally gave him his award no wonder Moses is [...]

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El Cargador ( the carrier)

Hard work at 3400mts altitude

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Mixing of the cultures

A statue of Christ overlooks the Inca ruins above Cusco.

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Where did we go and what did we do?

Well alot of folks have been asking me to post more about our trip in Peru. So our story starts here and I will continue it over several posts. For those that have just come into our story, my lovely wife Monica runs a business selling handcrafts from Peru www.monicasincatreasures.com, since she works closely with [...]

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It’s a dogs life…………..

What a life & what a view. 3400mts above sea level. Must be the way to the Zoo…. Street front kitchen. Huancayo main street. Painted history room in the Ocopa Convent. Mantaro Valley Don’t lose your head. Painted room detail. Weaving a story. Cusco region. Now thats a fancy cape! It’s Super inca….

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Back from our adventures in the Andes of Peru

Hi all, we have made it back and in a nutshell had a fantastic trip. We visited places even I had never been too and had some incredible experiences, washed out roads, dangerous and scary bus trips, survived drunk taxi drivers, had mystical experiences in the mountains, and we even managed to take some photos! [...]

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Climate change is real and here is one of the best websites to go for up to date information…. 2 million visitors can’t be wrong!

As I studied climatology I always have a small heart attack when I hear folks deny that climate change is occurring….. well maybe Al Gore’s movie just wasn’t enough to get the message through ( though I do have a few issues over the hockey stick graph he presents) so send the unbelievers here or [...]

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Chewing gum,cigarettes and lollies…… Street photography in a video

This is why I love photography in places like Peru. The streets are where the people live, work and play. It opens up so much opportunity for taking photos. This music video by folk singer Miki Gonzales portrays a school kid who while not at school is out selling chewing gum, cigarettes and lollies to [...]

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Next adventure coming up….. Across the Central Highlands of Peru.

Not long now and I will be back in the Mountains of Peru. For six weeks Monica and I will be travelling the length of the Andes the rough way (via local buses and trucks) from village to village we will be starting in Huancayo and ending up in Arequipa. Time will be spent working [...]

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Martin Chambi Peruvian Large format Photographer

The cargador 1921 I am a real sucker for those old black and white photos in old exploration and travel books. They really make me feel as though you are there with the author travelling down some bug infested river in the Amazon or crossing the Tibetan Plains. There is one photographer from the turn [...]

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