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Phil Vinter and Sophie Cross are a couple of journalists taking a little jaunt through Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and anywhere else the wind takes them!
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Halloween Special: Broken glass and four stitches, the Nightmare on La Salle Street
Foot soaked in blood, devil horns flashing above the rugby grazes on my forehead I look every inch a frightening Halloween monster. But unfortunately the deep red stuff running across my right sole isn’t fake, it’s oozing from a real … Continue reading
Posted in Arequipa, Peru, Uncategorized
Tagged anticuchos, Arequipa, bottle, emergency ward, fancy dress, frightening, gash, Halloween, hospital, monster, Peru, pharmacy, stitches, waiting room, wound
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Doin’ it “doggy-style” in Arequipa
Christina Aguilera and Leonardo DiCaprio strike a pose in their special outfits – a princess costume for her and a swish tux for him – before digging into the beautifully decorated chicken liver cake placed on the table before them. … Continue reading
Posted in Arequipa, Peru, Uncategorized
Tagged Arequipa, Ashton Kutcher, bone, christina aguilera, Demi Moore, dog bowl, dog cake, dog clothes, dog party, hollywood, leonardo dicaprio, Peru, princess, tuxedo
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Not quite the World Cup: ‘Hot pants’, haircuts and prayers, playing rugby Peru style
As the fireworks begin, turning the all black Auckland sky into a dazzling celebration of colour, I feel a little alone. When I discovered that a little drinking hole in the Peruvian city of Arequipa was screening the Rugby World Cup … Continue reading
Posted in Arequipa, Uncategorized
Tagged Arequipa, Arequipa Bulls, Arequipa Lions, boots, Chile, jersey, llama, New Zealand, Peru, prayer, rugby, rugby world cup, sun, Tacna
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Shiny teeth and ancient temples in Trujillo
Covered in sequins and sashes, Miss Brazil’s pearly whites gleam in the mid-afternoon sunshine bathing the Pacific coastal Peruvian city of Trujillo. One of a dozen lucky lasses chosen as a queen in this year’s Primevera (Spring) procession through the … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, Trujillo, Uncategorized
Tagged beer, carnaval, chan chan, karaoke, procession, sipan, solid gold, Trujillo
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Is a diet of guinea pig, Amazonian frogs legs and snake juice the key to longevity?
Shanta winks as he slams a giant jar containing yellow-tinged liquid and an unfriendly looking snake on the bar. At first glance it looks like a preserved specimen from a natural history museum, but no, this is snake juice. Sugarcane … Continue reading
Posted in Ecuador, Uncategorized, Vilcabamba
Tagged amazonian frogs legs, centenarians, longevity, podycarpus national park, snake juice, villcabamba
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Anthem for the most confusing transport map in the world: The Transmilenio in Bogotá
In the late 20th century the powers that be in Colombia decided to build a new transportation system in Bogotá to try make getting around a bit easier for the good folk living in this sprawling city and to reduce the pressure … Continue reading
Posted in Bogotá, Colombia, Uncategorized
Tagged bendy bus, bogota, Colombia, congestion, map, public transport, route, traffic, transmilenio, tube map
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