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Round the World Travel Guide

September Hiatus

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Larco Museum
The Larco Museum in Lima

I am going to take a hiatus from writing on Go Backpacking in September, in order to focus on my next book, a travel guide to Lima. I am co-writing it with Colin Post of Expat Chronicles.

By devoting more attention to this project in the coming month, we both hope to publish the guide well before the end of the year.

I've already written and scheduled a few final Mexico posts for September, and Mark will continue to contribute on a weekly basis.

I'll still be active on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, and sending out the weekly newsletter.

Why Lima?

Between 2011-2012, I spent about 7 months total in Peru, and 6 of those months were spent living in Lima. I feel like I got to know the city well. I can't imagine having spent any less time there, and could easily have stayed longer.

Combined with Colin's knowledge from living in Peru for a much longer period of time, I think we're both in a terrific position to publish a high quality travel guide.

To refresh your memory, here are a few of my many highlights from Peru:

Northern and Central Peru

Cusco and Machu Picchu

Lima

The Amazon

In October, I'll pick up with my stories and photos from Bolivia, share more from my last European train adventure, plus let you in on how I spent two weeks in Panama.

Stay tuned!

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  1. I’m excited that you’re tackling Lima for your next guide book. It’s a city that we really liked, but it has a bad reputation amongst travelers for some reason. Looking forward to being able to refer people to your book when they ask me “why Lima?” Good luck and enjoy the hiatus!

    • Thanks Audrey. There’s a lot to do there, and I think most travelers only give it the cursory day or two of sightseeing on their way to/from Cusco.

      One thing we’re both excited about is putting a heavy emphasis on the gastronomy :)

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