WATCH OUT CHILE, HERE COMES BUBBALOO AND IS SHE PISSED – 2007 – PART TWO
This next piece is difficult to write. Mostly because it is difficult for me to describe exactly, the feelings and emotions that went into making this excursion. Bubbaloo, the invariable leader of our touring team, was not jumping up and…
JIMBORED AND POSSE PRACTISE FOR THE INVASION OF CHILE – 2007 PART ONE
The year 2007 saw us comfortably living out life in retirement. My vague memories of work seemed far in the distant past. One longing memory, that remained, was of our times in Peru. Often, we reminisced about returning and seeking…
SIGHTS FROM THE WHITE CITY – PERU YEAR 2004, PART VI
Our tour of Peru, in the year 2004, ended as always, in Arequipa. We had been to the north of Peru, tramping around the lands of the Chimu and Moche. We, then, had also spent time in the Andes around…
JIMBORED AND THE LOST CITY OF THE INCA (again) – PERU 2004 – PART V
I have arrived at a place and time, in my mind, where I find myself back in Peru and back in the Andes. The time is late July 2004 and the place is Cusco, Peru. I am sure, by now,…
ANOTHER BUS ADVENTURE, THE PERUVIAN TRAVELLER AND A PERUVIAN HOTEL UPGRADE – PERU 2004 PART IV
We had just finished a whirlwind few days, zipping around Northern, Peru, and seeing whatever sights that area held for us. Notwithstanding my scepticism, I must say that I was completely amazed at what we encountered there. Needless to say,…
THE HELL YOU SAY, PYRAMIDS IN PERU? NO WAY – PERU 2004 PART III
This next memory came to me while I was replaying our trip, to Northern Peru, in my mind. Previously, I have stated that I am no longer trying to reign in my memories, rather I am now trying to unleash,…
I SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE LORD OF SIPAN – PERU 2004 – PART II
Each time I prepare to write an article, I go over it again and again in my mind. I try to get every detail accurate. Of course, with the passage of time, things are not as clear, to me, as…
TREKKING INTO THE LAND OF THE CHIMU – NORTHERN PERU 2004 – PART 1
I inevitably return to the land of the Inca, often, in this journey through the cobwebs of my mind. It seemed like, every few years a deep yearning inside, pulled us back to the place where my life seemed to…
PAPI AND THE SKINNY PIGS EPISODE, 1979
My next story comes from somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind. This time, I was just laying in bed contemplating my 74th birthday, when this vision of Peru leapt into my mind. It is a very meaningless and…
TUNNELLING IN THE ANDES, EARLY 1970’s A PHOTO BY DEYSI’s LITTLE BROTHER
Hello JimboRedI tried to find my comment about Majes-Macon. I was not able to find itAnyways, here is picture. By hand, no GPS, no LaserA tunnel by hand, With my uncle Berrios and cousin Jose Aranibar (Bertoledo)My apologies again, worth…
