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What are some items or products that would be considered essential/must-have for y'all when traveling on these long distance and international destinations?
 

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What are some items or products that would be considered essential/must-have for y'all when traveling on these long distance and international destinations?
Universal plug
Battery banks
Compression cubes
Raincoat & travel umbrella (super underrated)
Not an item but learning the transit system
 

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Just got back from Peru highly recommend
I’m going to Lima at the end of January for 2 weeks, caught a good deal on flights($500) and said fukk it. Don’t know if I’ll do the Sacred Valley, might hug the coast and bust to Ecuador while I’m at it.

I hiked a volcano in Guatemala in September and that elevation kicked my ass. Was laid out for 2 days afterwards, basically just chilled when I could’ve been doing more shyt.

Please drop some gems:feedme: how the women looking?
 

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Good shyt. I'm taking the ICE outta Berlin down to Garmisch then hitting up Zurich. Halfway tempted to see what this Glacier Express train hitting on. Just gonna do a gang of shyt I should've done when I used to be stationed there.

Let a brotha know if tourist can still hit the weed spots tho. Keep hearing a lot of mixed info. Like you gotta be on the outskirts bordering the city center to cop now.

Trying to find a cheap hop over to London for a 3-day but I see RyanAir only flies into Stansted

Ok I guess you were right I barely saw any weed stores. Just the small convenience stores that sells lik cookies and brownies
 

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I’m going to Lima at the end of January for 2 weeks, caught a good deal on flights($500) and said fukk it. Don’t know if I’ll do the Sacred Valley, might hug the coast and bust to Ecuador while I’m at it.

I hiked a volcano in Guatemala in September and that elevation kicked my ass. Was laid out for 2 days afterwards, basically just chilled when I could’ve been doing more shyt.

Please drop some gems:feedme: how the women looking?
Lima women are mestizo and sacred valley you have more traditional ladies but wtf man go look at some ruins or something…

Central and mil not to be missed. Ate at MIL this time.

If I were to stay coastal I’d stay near paracas
 

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What's wrong with flying into stansted?
It's around the same time as Gatwick to get into central london

I just came back to London just now Gatwick
Reg Train to Victoria station is like 45min
 

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Oh yeah also number one to me is a local sim card don't pay the outrageous roaming fees

I got a UK Sim I always keep paid 12 pounds for 20 gigs

You can also use it in eu no roaming
 

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What's wrong with flying into stansted?
It's around the same time as Gatwick to get into central london

I just came back to London just now Gatwick
Reg Train to Victoria station is like 45min
Just used to LHR + my favorite Marriott is nearby. They always took care of me when I flew in or had a layover and got a space to rest and recuperate
 

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Lima women are mestizo and sacred valley you have more traditional ladies but wtf man go look at some ruins or something…

Central and mil not to be missed. Ate at MIL this time.

If I were to stay coastal I’d stay near paracas
Lima women are mestizo and sacred valley you have more traditional ladies but wtf man go look at some ruins or something…

Central and mil not to be missed. Ate at MIL this time.

If I were to stay coastal I’d stay near paracas
Breh I’m in Wisconsin, i ain’t trying to be nowhere below 70 degrees & cloudy when I slide out this tundra ass state in January. I know the valley & ruins are must sees but I’m tryin to be in a beach town somewhere along the coast.

We’ll see tho, I got a few Peruvian dudes I met while I was in Mexico City earlier this year. Real chill cats, I’m actually renting a room from one of them when I slide
 

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Got my first stamps on my renewed passport down in Peru. Went with fam to Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Rainbow Mountain.

Cusco: 11,000 ft elevation. Stay there for a couple of days to get acclimated. Lots of archeological historical sites. We booked a tour and went to the Maras salt mines, Moray ruins, and Ollantaytambo (one of the last inhabited Inca towns).

Machu Picchu: From Cusco we took a 2 hour train ride to Aguas Calientes. From there a bus takes you up to MP. No lie, there's spiritual energy up there. You can feel it as soon as you see the famous shot. No worries about altitude. Our guide said the crowds were small this time of year.

Rainbow Mountain: Was revealed by climate change about 10 years ago. Used to be covered in snow and ice. Now you can hike and chill up there. 16,000 ft. I hiked, but it kicked my ass and my heart was beating a million bpm by the time I made it. Got knocked out for about an hour, shyt is no joke. I found out later, but you can buy portable OxyShot canisters at a botica (pharmacy).

Exchange rate: 1 USD: 3.81 Soles.

Food: I had alpaca steak, a bit salty but otherwise fine. No big difference from regular steak. They also eat cuy (guinea pig): hard pass from me. Living in Miami I've had plenty of lomo saltado, arroz chaufa, ceviche, and Peruvian cuisine in general. Next time I hit my Peruvian spot I'm gonna ask why they don't serve cuy :laugh:

Coca tea is mandatory to help with altitude sickness. You can buy coca candy too.

Women: if you're into short indigenous looking non-english speaking joints you'll be in heaven.

It's a historical and spiritual kind of trip. If you're gonna hike train for that shyt. I went up there on some DGAF I'm a man shyt and Rainbow mountain thought different.

 
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