Travelogues Lima

Here we go again :) After a wonderful wedding in Stiftschmiede, during which we looked back on our experiences with the people who have accompanied us on our journey so far and...

Back in a country without toilet paper and traffic rules, but with lots of honking, Pisco Sour, Cusqueña Negra, Papá a la Huancaina, Chifas and Plazas de Armas until you can't...

We knew that we wanted to go back to the basics, but we were not aware that we would be so suddenly and brutally confronted with the true basics of life in Peru. When you read...

MRTA", and the military fought each other. There were incredibly many massacres of civilian victims, especially indigenous groups. Over time, they apparently didn't even know...

10.11.2018 Halb sechs am Morgen kommen wir mit unserem Nachtbus in Lima an. Direkt nach dem Erwachen müssen wir den Bus an einer Haltestelle im Stadtzentrum verlassen....

Hacienda San Jose

Colombia left a lasting impression and the journey to the airport and accordingly to Peru was uneventful, as Max and I reflected on the last days and weeks. Due to time...

Our flight from Havana to Lima went smoothly, there were only some turbulence over the rainforest, but we survived. At the airport, we had three tasks: to get our luggage as...

Thursday, December 6, 2018 Our flight from Sydney to Santiago de Chile went smoothly. Our Qantas Airline jumbo jet safely brought us to Chile. As always, Gianna had numerous...

Lima - the Urban

heute also soll es nach ima gehen. küstenstraße, keine berge, wind von der seite und etwas von vorne, später soll sogar aus der panamericana eine richtige autobahn mit jeweils...

We have been in Lima for a week now and time is flying by! A small orange house above a garage is our new home. The family next door lets us stay here for free and treats us...

Fantastic food - we will be back!

The perfect day to gain 5kg...

After an intense week at home, where we enjoyed family and Baselbiet, our big adventure finally started on August 27th. On Tuesday, we flew from Basel to Lima, Peru, with a...

First stop: Lima Peru

For this time, we combined two days due to time constraints, which were quite intense. On Thursday (03.03.), we enjoyed the great breakfast offer together with Kathi&Georg...

Street vendors

I've been in Lima for over a week now. Three days alone since my friend Moni flew back to Germany. Together, we explored Miraflores with J.F. Kennedy Park and the artist...

Recently, I visited the center of Lima. The streets in this district are characterized by the old churches in colonial style, which are also known for their typical...

'Bienvenido a Lima, Perú' me recibió el hombre que me recogió en el aeropuerto. Conducimos por la oscura y un poco escalofriante Lima durante unos 20 minutos hasta que me dejó...

In a few days it's Christmas, which of course is also noticeable here. It blinks and glitters in every corner, people are in a shopping frenzy, and the radios are blaring the...

Somehow there is not much to tell, especially since I hardly have any photos, because sometimes I hesitate to take out my phone to take pictures. Although strangely enough, I...

Last night I visited the Park of Waters in the center of Lima. The park opens its doors at 6pm to impress visitors with large fountains, changing water jets, and colorful lights....

Die böse, gefährliche Riesenstadt Lima hat uns nur positiv überrascht.

In Lima, we will stay in an Airbnb for one week on the border between the two trendy neighborhoods of Lima: Miraflores and Barranco. From now on, we have to hit the books every...

Lima, hmm? I couldn't form a clear picture of the Peruvian capital even at second glance. My hostel was located in the affluent district of Miraflores, 8 km south of the city...

We spent two days in Lima in Miraflores, Barranco and the historic center. Although we like the city, we are already moving on to Ecuador. The grand finale awaits us.

Approach to Lima

After my flight from Mexico City started with a delay of 2.5 hours, I finally arrived in Lima shortly after 8pm after a 6-hour flight and a total of about 32-hour journey since...