Sunday, July 30, 2006

Top 10 Lessons Learned in Peruvia

(a.k.a. The area encompassing Peru and Bolivia)

1. The words bus and schedule are oxymorons.
2. Toilet paper is an endangered commodity.
3. Getting change, even for the smallest bills, is nearly impossible.
4. Only the dogs wearing shirts are not strays.
5. One Pisco sour is equal to three alcoholic beverages, so drink ‘em in moderation.
6. It’s completely normal for police to raid buses for contraband blankets and bars for staying open past midnight.
7. It is possible to hike at 14,000 feet for 10 hours with a funky foreign bug.
8. Coco leaves cure everything. Really.
9. Alpacas spit.
10. Happiness is getting 7 hours sleep.
11. Breakfast included means stale bread and a slab of marmalade.

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1 comment:

  1. Hahahaha!!! I like number 4 the best! And I could totally tell you wrote that Holly, because 7 hours of sleep ANYWHERE is happiness!! Do people really ever get more??

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