5 ReviewsEverywhere you turn you'll see street venders plying their wares. You can't blame them they are trying to make a dollar.
Alpacha sweaters are big on the list of merchandie. It's good to know when...
6 ReviewsHi,
Just a quick warning for those thinking of booking a tour company to see Machu Pichu in the future.
We went recently with Gecko (Peregrine) Travel and after promising in our itinerary that we...
1 ReviewThere's a big harbour in Manaus, with ticket offices where you can buy passages to the boats that depart Manaus in either direction. Prices are not expensive, and you can usually choose between a...
1 ReviewDon't get me wrong. Of course you need to visit Machu Picchu, of course you need to get there. But because of this obvious necessity of mass tourism, the whole place has evolved and continuing to...
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Terminals of terror
by cybergenic
Every bus terminal you arrive to in South America will have a gaggle of Hostel owners ready to whisk you off to their abodes.When you get off your bus, no matter what time of day or night they will be there. They will all want to speak to you at once.This is both good and bad.Good : because you always have somewhere to stayBad : They all know you are tired and delirious and will try to over charge you.
The best way to deal with them is to try to ignore them and tell them you already have somewhere to stay.This is not a deterent, this will simply get them to reduce their price to something more realistic. The next thing to do is to listen in to other squabbles going on around you and try to work out what the most expensive and the most cheap accomodation on offer is....Try and work out what you need at the accomodation like : Kitchen, hot water, food, laundry, internet, etc and question...
At La Boufador the slaes...
by malibubarbie
At La Boufador the slaes people sometimes try to sell you stuff really expensive because you are a tourist. Im not telling any one not to go because it is really worth it. You get to see the blow hole and stuff its pretty cool!
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