We’ve cruised on Oceania Cruise line almost a dozen times and it never disappoints. I love it because the staff is amazing. They are always happy and fun to talk with. The ship’s passengers are generally older and well traveled so it’s great to hear stories and get tips for our future trips. These are some of my favorites from… View Post
It was nice to see the city center of Lima and its colonial architecture buildings are looking better than the last time I was there – over 15 years ago. I would say now Lima looks like “The City of Kings”. This is a photo of the Cathedral on the main square. There is also the popular Basilica and Convent… View Post
Our last port before departure was Paracas. It is a small fishing village that has turned into beach resort town known as Peru’s best wild-life watching destination. It is the gateway to Isla Ballestas, ‘the poor man’s Galapagos Island.’ We took a tour in a large speedboat to see hundreds, make that thousands of Humboldt penguins, seals, sea lions, and birds. We… View Post
For our day in Iquique, we walked down the main street and the boardwalk on the beach. As we walked the town started to grow on me. There were street vendors and a few interesting shops around the square that made for a fun afternoon. Walking down Baquedano Street I had a feeling I was on stage set of a… View Post
We were docked right next to this “pirate ship”. Not sure why but many of the ports on our South American cruise had touristy pirate amusements. We drove to the top of the town to see the Third Millennium Cross is 272 feet tall, and 131 feet wide. This concrete cross located at the top of Coquimbo began construction in… View Post
