Hello everyone! My mother and father -in-law are coming to town in November to visit us and I recently composed an email to them about places to stay that are near us in the Miraflores and Barranco districts of Lima. Please keep in mind that the hotel price ranges are from around $59 – $125 … Continue reading Quick advice on where to stay in Lima, Peru (when visiting someone in Miraflores or Barranco)
We had to keep the owners of the apartment in Miraflores waiting a little while because we had to see this amazing apartment in Barranco. But once we got a chance to see it in person we knew the apartment in Barranco was ours. Who wouldn’t its a block away from the ocean, 2b/2b, w/d, … Continue reading Vivimos en Barranco (We live in Barranco)
Rossigna, is one of my good friends from the wonderful city of Lima, Peru. I met her while attending a Lima Social Club Meetup at this amazing restaurant Manifiesto. Where do you live now, what is it like? I live at Magdalena in Lima _ Peru but I use to live near the beach at … Continue reading Getting to Know the People 2.0- Rossigna Goytizolo, Peru
What can I say living in Barranco, Lima, Peru was an absolutely amazing experience. I made wonderful friends, I learned how to cook some pretty awesome Peruvian dishes, I got to visit several Peruvian cities, and I was able to visit Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay! What else could I want? So should you visit Peru? … Continue reading Peru Wrap-up/Rewind
We’re getting ready for another amazing side trip. This time its for our anniversary. We got help with our Buenas Aires itineraries from two of my amazing students and friends Hernan and Ursula. We are also using http://www.rentalocalfriend.com for Sao Paulo Check out their suggestions: Hernan Notorius. Bar musica. Callao con Plaza Rodriguez Peña Lugares … Continue reading Buenas Aires, Uruguay, and Sao Paulo
I LOVE BRUNCH!!! LOL One day I woke up and looked at facebook and one of my friends was talking about how she was on her way to brunch. Hmm and you know this inspired a craving for American style brunch. So I searched for a place that had a minimum of pancakes and mimosas … Continue reading Brunch with the girlies at Rafo’s
People ask us all the time “Why Peru” apparently I haven’t written about that either. Honestly, going abroad is something we decided on a whim and we went with. After that we decided we wanted to live abroad for a year or two, and Matthew wanted to go to South America so that he could … Continue reading An Update on Life
This was an amazing adventure! One of my besties from Rutgers came to visit me after volunteering at a school in Equador through her psychology post graduate program. In Lima we got to do a free tour of Lima, and a Lima pub crawl. We flew to Cusco and the next morning got a ride … Continue reading Adventures from Lima to Cusco, Machu Pichu and beyond Part I
We’ve been told by our friend Andres to go to the Rustica on the beach its the best one and it has a buffet, over and over again. But we asked a cab to take us – but they didn’t know what we were talking about. We usually go to the Rustica in Miraflores for … Continue reading Rustica – Buffet vs. Erica
We said goodbye to the mountains and sunshine of Cusco and returned arrived back to Lima on June 28th. As you know we had a great time in Cusco, but before we left Lima most of the folks here said “We’ll see you when you get back”. Even though they knew we said that there … Continue reading Lima – our new home
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