Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Not much of a walking day, other than a few km trek from lunch back to the hotel. The day was planned around a couple of museum visits, and checking off another couple of restaurants from the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list. (These two and Malabar earlier in the week put me at 28 of… Read More Two of the Fifty
I think I may have overdone it on photos this time, but hey, I find it interesting, so therefore, so should you, right? I can’t really tell, I’m not getting many comments either here or on Facebook when the blog posts show up – the Instagram photos with minimal captions get far more attention. Maybe… Read More Virgin of the Sea
Yesterday’s venture, a hike north through San Isidro (the other kind of ritzy area), and on up to one of the markets just past it. And food, no doubt, food. And a reasonably respectable 8 km for the day. First stop, the Bosque El Olivar. Now, a bosque is a forest, and I’d have to say that… Read More A Hike North
Now there’s a real walk – roughly 15 km for the day. Started out heading down to Barranco, a neighborhood that’s a favorite, and one I’ve wandered a bit on past visits. There’s even a lovely little video I put together here. As is typical in the mornings here, Lima is quite foggy. Love… Read More Heading South and the “Beach”
A bit less walking on day 2 in Lima (light blue is walking, dark blue is in a vehicle – Google maps lets you know). Not as little as it may appear, as this covers a much bigger swathe of Lima, the previous day’s ventures were all centered down towards the bottom in Miraflores. But… Read More Crossing the Talking River
First there was the flight to Lima…. We were faster than that airplane seen in the distance… Passed him right up. The food was terrible. I mean, it always is on flights, but whoever thought that four paper thin slices of cold turkey breast accompanied by a scoop of unseasoned quinua and carrots was a… Read More A Jaunt Through North Miraflores
The flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict of last month… let’s start with the simple stuff we made for lunch or dinner for ourselves: Pork fried rice… Tomatoes stuff with “Korean” tuna salad – tuna, green onion, hard-boiled egg, tomato in sauce of gochujang, sesame oil, honey, miso, sesame seeds, chilies, chopped peanuts. … Read More Non-Essential November
La Guitarrita, Cuba 3300, Nuñez – This one has been on my map for awhile, just because it comes recommended by several sources, though none of them personal friends. Then there was an article about the owner, and how he took on resuscitating a failing pizzeria that his parents had started years before (I think… Read More Bite Marks #49