Vilcabamba, Ecuador
I arrived in Vilcabamba on Monday. This is known as the valley of longevity. I can see why. It´s just beautiful. Very peaceful and relaxing. I´m staying at a really great lodge. At the lodge, I had a massage and Reiki treatment yesterday for 105 minutes, costing only $25.00. Very cool! I´m going to get another one today.
On Tuesday (but in town) I got a 45 minute reflexology foot massage for $4.00 and then a pedicure for $3.00. Top Line Nails...eat your heart out. So what if the woman´s husband hung out with us while he trimmed his nose hair, I´m down with that.
I´ve met some really, really nice travelers here. Very friendly people. There isn´t a lot to do, which is nice. We´ve been watching movies and chowing pretty much every day. The owners are German and they cook some fine food. I have my own cabina, with private porch and hammock. Hammocks are pretty much my only criteria when selecting a room.
I just booked my flight to Lima, for Sunday evening. I depart from a Peruvian town called Piura. Flying internationally from Ecuador to Lima was going to cost $495.00, ouch! But, by taking a bus over the border to Piura (for 8 hours, which IS going to suck ass) I can then fly to Lima for $125.00. This flight avoids another 12 hour bus trip from Piura to Lima.
Pink Floyd is playing on Monday, the 12th in Lima. I tried to get an e-ticket but they don´t them, so once in Lima, I´ll buy one in person. A British girl I met on the Devil´s Nose train ride is going and has a ticket already. I ´m going to try to sit in her section. We both have reservations at the same hotel in Lima as well.
After Lima I´m excited to explore Peru. I´ve been in Ecuador 2 months now and I´m definitely ready to move on. I will head down to see the Nazca Lines here: http://www.exn.ca/mysticplaces/nazcalines.asp and then to a Colca Canyon, it´s larger than the Grand Canyon and hopefully I´ll see some Condors. http://www.llamatravel.com/peru_colca_canyon.cfm All of this before heading to Machu Picchu...which needs no introduction.
I´ve updated my Random Observations post, so feel free to revisit that.
Hope all is well with everyone. Love to you!
On Tuesday (but in town) I got a 45 minute reflexology foot massage for $4.00 and then a pedicure for $3.00. Top Line Nails...eat your heart out. So what if the woman´s husband hung out with us while he trimmed his nose hair, I´m down with that.
I´ve met some really, really nice travelers here. Very friendly people. There isn´t a lot to do, which is nice. We´ve been watching movies and chowing pretty much every day. The owners are German and they cook some fine food. I have my own cabina, with private porch and hammock. Hammocks are pretty much my only criteria when selecting a room.
I just booked my flight to Lima, for Sunday evening. I depart from a Peruvian town called Piura. Flying internationally from Ecuador to Lima was going to cost $495.00, ouch! But, by taking a bus over the border to Piura (for 8 hours, which IS going to suck ass) I can then fly to Lima for $125.00. This flight avoids another 12 hour bus trip from Piura to Lima.
Pink Floyd is playing on Monday, the 12th in Lima. I tried to get an e-ticket but they don´t them, so once in Lima, I´ll buy one in person. A British girl I met on the Devil´s Nose train ride is going and has a ticket already. I ´m going to try to sit in her section. We both have reservations at the same hotel in Lima as well.
After Lima I´m excited to explore Peru. I´ve been in Ecuador 2 months now and I´m definitely ready to move on. I will head down to see the Nazca Lines here: http://www.exn.ca/mysticplaces/nazcalines.asp and then to a Colca Canyon, it´s larger than the Grand Canyon and hopefully I´ll see some Condors. http://www.llamatravel.com/peru_colca_canyon.cfm All of this before heading to Machu Picchu...which needs no introduction.
I´ve updated my Random Observations post, so feel free to revisit that.
Hope all is well with everyone. Love to you!
posted by amy at 12:57 PM
1 Comments:
ok you must totally know how jealous I am of all those treatments for way cheap!! I am so glad you get to expirence it though!!
bring me back a rock from macu picu!! :-)
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