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When I was putting together my #30b430 list, one of the things which was really easy to add to it was some voluntary work. In the…
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As far as I can tell you can use your horn to say any of the following things on the roads in Peru: 1. Watch…
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One of the suggestions on my list – by someone who is clearly trying to prolong my fun – is to visit places which begin…
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Like many countries in South America, the diversity of Peru amazes me. In the two weeks since I have been here I have spent time…
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When the table first started to shake at my hostel in Huacachina it took a second for me to process what was going on. At…
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The downside of being taught how to surf by someone who wasn’t fluent in English became clear when I asked my instructor ‘what shall I…
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So 30b430 has finally begun! Waking up in my hostel in Lima on the first day of my solo trip felt very strange. Staring down…