After four glorious days scooting all over in a car I rented with
three other girls in Panama, the trip ended by me hopping out of the
car and onto a plane. I had a layover in Bogota that was dramatically
shortened by the usual lateness of the planes here (my first one went
by this, but my second was right on time), and it seems upon landing
that I moved along a little faster than my bag with everything in it.
I really should have stuck to my usual an always stashed a fresh pair
of undies and my pj pants, but the road tripping fever obviously got
to my head and I didn't go quite as prepared into that adventure.
Luckily, I always keep my toothbrush, camera, and lonely planet nearby
so it's actually not much of an inconvenience.... I kind of like not
having to drag my big bag with my to the next spot an instead have it
delivered. Turns out if I head off to Cuzco (near Machu Piccu) before
they deliver it then they'll even deliver it there.... It's honestly
pretty tempting; I'll just have to invest in a new deodorant for the
23hr bus ride!! Haha. Is it wrong that I think this way?
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Driving
I'm more and more of the mind that the rest of the world drives pretty
haphazardly, and the western 'developed' countries are pansies behind
the wheel. I know everywhere has their fair share of road rage, but
I'm not talking about that; instead what I think is that we are the
anomalies, not places like India, Italy, China, and here in Peru where
it's a bit of a risk hopping in any car. We are honking, swerving,
dodging, and kind of just going with the flow in all of the ruckus and
it seems to work just fine. Weird, hay?
haphazardly, and the western 'developed' countries are pansies behind
the wheel. I know everywhere has their fair share of road rage, but
I'm not talking about that; instead what I think is that we are the
anomalies, not places like India, Italy, China, and here in Peru where
it's a bit of a risk hopping in any car. We are honking, swerving,
dodging, and kind of just going with the flow in all of the ruckus and
it seems to work just fine. Weird, hay?
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Nicaragua
I'm in an unlicensed taxi with black tape over his plates paying less
than a dollar to get somewhere. Some say sketchy, I say awesome!
(there were a bunch of them arguing over my friend and I... When I picked the nice guy, another cabbie said he wasn't licensed and we'll get robbed, shot, and killed. Then he shook his pelvis at us and winked and called us pretty. Such a great way to instill confidence)
than a dollar to get somewhere. Some say sketchy, I say awesome!
(there were a bunch of them arguing over my friend and I... When I picked the nice guy, another cabbie said he wasn't licensed and we'll get robbed, shot, and killed. Then he shook his pelvis at us and winked and called us pretty. Such a great way to instill confidence)
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