Comments on: A Traveler’s Trio in Northern Peru

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:12:04 +0000

In reply to Andrea. Hey Andrea! Check out my obsessions page for all my blogging resources :) There should be plenty there to get you started. Best of luck!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:18:13 +0000

Hi Alex,
I am from Peru and I have to make a travel blog for a school project. Could you give me any tips or anything that could help me make a blog like yours please? By the way, your pictures are amazing!! And I’m glad you liked your visit to Peru 🙂

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 23:21:29 +0000

In reply to Emily and Andrew. Glad I could be of service :) Northern Peru is awesome and well worth a few stops!

By: Emily and Andrew

Emily and Andrew — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:17:08 +0000

We’re leaving Ecuador for Peru in a couple of days have been scouring blogs this afternoon looking for inspiration for the northern part of the country – this post helps immensely! Thanks.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:30:30 +0000

In reply to Fiona Martinez. Well, I was in Peru for about ten weeks but I did return to some locations multiple times! Also, I went to both Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado -- for most travelers I would recommend choosing between the two. Unless you are continuing on to Ecuador, Mancora and Trujillo are quite out of the way, which may help you make a decision. Hope that helps!

By: Fiona Martinez

Fiona Martinez — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:20:04 +0000

My husband and I are off on a long awaited trip to Peru this summer for just over four weeks and your blog has been a constant source of inspiration – thank you!! One big question: how do we choose where to spend our time?! All of the locations you’ve chosen look wonderful – are there any you would skip, or perhaps one which is a definite favourite?

Your advice would be so useful!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:20:39 +0000

In reply to Jacki. I did the spaghetti dinner at My Friend Hostal too! And a very good tip at the end :) Thanks for sharing, Jacki!

By: Jacki

Jacki — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 16:48:16 +0000

I called Huanchaco home for two weeks and loved it. I wasn’t interested in the party crowds of Mancora.
You should also note that this is the THE PLACE for surf lessons. SO cheap and so many options.
You start out on the ‘right’ side of the pier as a beginner and can move to the left side for more waves. There are also trips to other more challenging spots.

The ceviche was very good and simple, nothing elegant which is fine by me.

I stayed at Mccollum lodging house and surf hostel Meri and liked them both.
I made many friends and we frequented the unlimited spaghetti dinners at My Friend Hostal for s/10. It was a filling dinner after a day of activity. Not to mention an evening relaxing on the beach with 3 liter beers for s/11. All in all a fantastic low key option!
Note: for the ladies buy your feminine products in Lima as oddly enough there are only ONE type, and it’s NOT the type you want if you are spending your days in the ocean or in a bikini.. weird right!?

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:48:30 +0000

In reply to Ian. Thanks! To answer your question, Peru is a very diverse country, and so the people are different everywhere! This is a country with big cities, remote jungle, and traditional highland. It's so incredibly diverse it would be impossible to generalize!

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:29:55 +0000

Great photos! Definitely putting these places on my list of places to visit. How’s the people in Peru?