http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress Bits and pieces of my life. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:37:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/02/03/lake-titicaca-from-cusco-to-puno-to-copacabana-in-bolivia/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/02/03/lake-titicaca-from-cusco-to-puno-to-copacabana-in-bolivia/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:13:44 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17752 Day 258 Our leisure time in Cusco finally came to an end. Well versed in the Spanish language we eagerly were awaiting new adventures. From …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/02/03/lake-titicaca-from-cusco-to-puno-to-copacabana-in-bolivia/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/23/spanish-classes-and-lots-of-leisure-in-cusco/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/23/spanish-classes-and-lots-of-leisure-in-cusco/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:44:26 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17533 Day 243 After the recent activities Bettina and I decided to slow down a little bit. This meant that we would be sticking around in …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/23/spanish-classes-and-lots-of-leisure-in-cusco/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/20/welcome-to-the-peruvian-jungle-manu-national-park/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/20/welcome-to-the-peruvian-jungle-manu-national-park/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:13:08 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17526 Day 239 We were leaving Cusco for the Peruvian Jungle. The Cultural Zone of Manu National Park (Biosphere Reserve) was our destination for the next …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/20/welcome-to-the-peruvian-jungle-manu-national-park/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/16/new-years-eve-2011-and-the-sacred-valley-of-the-incas-pisac-ollantaytambo-salinas-de-maras-and-moray/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/16/new-years-eve-2011-and-the-sacred-valley-of-the-incas-pisac-ollantaytambo-salinas-de-maras-and-moray/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:04:08 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17281 Day 236 There were so many Inca ruins around Cusco and we opted to visit most of them. On our day’s schedule we found the …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/16/new-years-eve-2011-and-the-sacred-valley-of-the-incas-pisac-ollantaytambo-salinas-de-maras-and-moray/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/12/machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/12/machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:01:20 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17279 Day 234 In the morning our Machu Picchu adventure commenced: First we took a (chicken) bus for 2.5 hours to the town of Ollantaytambo. There …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/12/machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/09/the-inca-empire-exploring-cusco-sacsayhuaman-qenqo-and-tambomachay/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/09/the-inca-empire-exploring-cusco-sacsayhuaman-qenqo-and-tambomachay/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:41:45 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17276 Day 233 Now, the last few weeks have been very eventful. I am glad I finally come around finishing another blog post. Lets start: Our …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/01/09/the-inca-empire-exploring-cusco-sacsayhuaman-qenqo-and-tambomachay/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/31/the-south-of-peru-the-andes-arequipa-colca-canyon-and-christmas/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/31/the-south-of-peru-the-andes-arequipa-colca-canyon-and-christmas/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:33:24 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=17142 Day 228 18 hours on the bus! Yet another Cruz del Sur coach trip was waiting for us on this day in late December. Our …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/31/the-south-of-peru-the-andes-arequipa-colca-canyon-and-christmas/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/27/central-peru-sightseeing-in-lima-miraflores-historic-downtown-and-barranco/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/27/central-peru-sightseeing-in-lima-miraflores-historic-downtown-and-barranco/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:10:56 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=16750 Day 224 We had to leave. Well, we wanted to leave. This coach trip turned out to be actually pretty cool. We went with Cruz …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/27/central-peru-sightseeing-in-lima-miraflores-historic-downtown-and-barranco/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/25/boat-cruise-around-the-galapagos-islands/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/25/boat-cruise-around-the-galapagos-islands/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:02:27 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=16730 Day 219 We were not sad to leave Guayaquil. With AeroGal we flew to The Galapagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón) — an archipelago …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/25/boat-cruise-around-the-galapagos-islands/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/21/central-ecuador-coach-riding-in-the-andes-mountaineering-and-biking-chimborazo-volcano-plus-exploring-guayaquil/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/21/central-ecuador-coach-riding-in-the-andes-mountaineering-and-biking-chimborazo-volcano-plus-exploring-guayaquil/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:39:01 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=16465 Day 215 It was time to move on. Quito turned out to be not at all to be as a bad place as many people …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/21/central-ecuador-coach-riding-in-the-andes-mountaineering-and-biking-chimborazo-volcano-plus-exploring-guayaquil/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/18/in-ecuador-exploring-quito-standing-on-the-equator-and-climbing-cotopaxi-volcano/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/18/in-ecuador-exploring-quito-standing-on-the-equator-and-climbing-cotopaxi-volcano/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:41:30 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=16464 Day 212 Early in the morning our trip to Quito in Ecuador commenced. In Cancun we boarded an American Airlines flight to… to Miami! There …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/18/in-ecuador-exploring-quito-standing-on-the-equator-and-climbing-cotopaxi-volcano/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/11/final-days-in-yucatan-cancun-chichen-itza-ruins-and-world-class-tennis/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/11/final-days-in-yucatan-cancun-chichen-itza-ruins-and-world-class-tennis/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:03:19 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=16360 Day 209 After some nice paninis at Barlito’s it was time to say goodbye to Isla Mujeres. It was a lovely, but very windy day …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/11/final-days-in-yucatan-cancun-chichen-itza-ruins-and-world-class-tennis/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/09/yucatan-beach-times-playa-del-carmen-and-isla-mujeres/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/09/yucatan-beach-times-playa-del-carmen-and-isla-mujeres/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:45:24 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=16257 Day 205 We packed our stuff and boarded an ADO coach and headed for Playa del Carmen which lies just 1.5 hours to the north. …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2011/12/09/yucatan-beach-times-playa-del-carmen-and-isla-mujeres/feed/ 0