"j": start of construction 1975, finished 1976 … and still running

Author: Jürgen Bauer

  • Life signs

    Life signs

    5 1/2 months have passed since I returned from my big trip. A lot of things happened in those 5 1/2 months. Back home I noticed that not many things have changed. Ok .. there were quite a few things. Friends became pregnant, children were born, couples separated, new partners were found. But the „big“…

  • to be continued …

    to be continued …

    Of course, I’m sorry that I had to quit my journey – but 8 1/2 months were anyway a long time. I really wish, I could have made it to Alaska and back to the east coast of Canada. There were so many things I wanted to do. But I see the accident and my…

  • from Cusco to Lima, the accident

    from Cusco to Lima, the accident

    29.03. I drive 620km from Cusco to Nazca in one day. It took 9 1/ 2 hours. The road is definitely in the top 10 list. From Cusco to Abancay it is a little bit tedious because the road is very winding, but then it is another one of those motorcyclists dreams that came true.…

  • accident with consequences

    accident with consequences

    Well, that is not a late April Fool’s joke. My journey found an abrupt end. On March 30th I had an accident, when I wanted to go through Lima on the Panamericana in the afternoon. I hit a car badly that had been standing cross to the lane with the back. For this you shall…

  • floating islands, Cusco, Machu Picchu and road blocks

    floating islands, Cusco, Machu Picchu and road blocks

    20.03., 21.03. From Copacabana, in Bolivia, to Puno, in Peru, it is only a short drive. Peter and I arrive there at noon. For the afternoon we booked a trip to the floating islands on Lake Titicaca. The floating islands are the home of the Uro people. As of their history, they existed before sun.…

  • The short story of the wrong 50 Soles bill

    The short story of the wrong 50 Soles bill

    During the last days I have seen floating islands, Cusco, Machu Picchu and some other things. But more about that in two or three days. Here is the story of the wrong 50 Soles bill. In Ollantaytambo I was eating with Peter, whom I met in Bolivia, in a restaurant. Here in Peru it is…