Arriving in Lima

Monday, February 2, 2015

We flew into Lima to start our South America adventures. We found a neat little Airbnb with an amazing backyard garden, a roaming peacock, breakfast in the morning, and a treehouse up in a massive fiddle leaf fig tree. Winning, right?

We arrived at the place sometime between midnight and 1am after a long day of traveling and crossing international borders, and it was the sweetest welcome to see my dear friend Zhanna already situated in our room (she got in a few hours before us)! I had never traveled with friends prior to this trip, and I was so happy to have Zhanna along as our (treasured) third wheel. You'll see lots of photos of her on this trip.

I had made a list of places I wanted to go in South America, but we hadn't actually planned or booked anything yet. That night, around 2am, we realized that we wanted to head to Cusco next, and it was either a 26 hour bus ride (a detail I completely overlooked) or a 1 hour flight. So we bought tickets right there from our beds, for a flight the next afternoon, in about 10 hours. That's how most of our travel planning goes.

Here's a handful of photos from the property we stayed at for one night in Lima. The next morning we were off to Cusco, the historical capital of Peru, and that post is coming next.

- Julia


21 comments :

  1. What a lovely place to stay! Cusco is just amazing. I loved it there.

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  2. Beautiful photos, Yuriy and Julia! I can't wait to see the rest of your trip. I'm so glad we got to meet at FT last year. :)

    jessica / www.teamwiking.com

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  3. Oh this looks gorgeous! Can you share the link to the airbnb? I'm currently looking for places in Lima.

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  4. Such beautiful photos!! Love it :)

    http://www.skinnybelle.com/

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  5. Yay! I'm going to relive the journey through your posts. This is so exciting!! :):):)

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  6. awesome photos as always :) the peacock looks sneaky!

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  7. Love the pics!
    Is that you and your dog in the photo?
    Reminds me of Indiana Jones :-D

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  8. That home looks absolutely adorable; great pictures! I just came back from Peru and loved it. When you're in Cusco make sure to cheers with Pisco Sours and try their infamous guinea pig. :) Have fun!

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  9. I was discussing today visiting Peru with my boyfriend (mind you we have no money saved up), and this will be so great to see these posts right now to give me an idea of what to expect/what to do if we do go some time! Plus seeing more of your pictures and writing pop up in my blogger feed is the thing I look forward to the most. Yay!

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  10. Such a pretty place! Enjoy! www.eatallovertheworld.com

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  11. The place looks amazing and Peru is sure one of the best destinations in the world!
    Looking forward to seeing your pics from Cuzco!
    xx,
    E.
    www.theslowpace.com

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  12. Gorgeous photos!!! I love how everything looks so green and lush and gorgeous! xo

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  13. Ah we were looking at going to Peru this year but only had a week to work with and the flights didn't line up well, so we're going to Mexico instead. But I am REALLY interested in going in the future. Any chance you're going to visit the Amazon?

    Looking forward to more updates!

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  14. oh, amazing photos & the dog ist too cute.
    i cant wait for more pictures from this trip!

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  15. That Airbnb looks amazing! Everything looks so beatiful; thanks for sharing these photos!

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  16. I'd be tickled to have a peacock walking through my kitchen! ---at least I think so. Certainly novel. Exotic. That place is so cute! And those trumpet flowers! I'm such a sucker for flowers...I can just imagine me enjoying a bag of M&Ms while reading a book under them. Sigh...lovely picture. ;)

    http://outmyfrontdoorlife.blogspot.com/2015/01/8-questions-for-alex-of-lone-wolfe.html

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  17. Lima looks absolutely breathtaking. These photos are lovely. I especially love that beautiful blue door of that house.

    Rae | love from berlin

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  18. Hello Yuriy and Julia - I just stumbled upon your blog and am so excited as I am heading to Machu Picchu next month. I was just wondering if you booked your Inca Trail Hike before hand or found one when you got there, and if so which one did you do?

    It all looked so amazing :)

    Phoebe Nygren

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  19. I loved that you guys went to Peru. I am originally from Lima, Peru and can tell you first hand that this country is one of the most amazing countries to travel around. It has so many different cultures and different landscapes and places to visit, it's mind-blowing to say the least. If you ever visit again make sure you take a trip along the coast and visit all the beaches. I've done this plenty of times and still haven't seen all the beaches. It's an amazing and you'll meet so many different people, I'm sure you guys would love it. Make sure you visit Mancora beach, you won't regret it ;).

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  20. What a beautiful place! I'm heading to Peru in about a month starting in Lima and was wondering if you could share the airbnb you stayed in. It looks like pretty much all of the things I could have asked for and more (hello peacock!) in a place. Looking forward to reading through the rest of your Peru posts and would love if you could share any tid-bits :)

    -Jackie B.

    http://www.madewithlovebyjackieb.co/

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