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Destination(s) of the week- Arequipa, Peru & the Colca Canyon

We're going to get a bit quirky today...when people think of Peru they think of Machu Pichu.   I visited Peru on a small group adventure tour with Explore in April/May of 06.  Hard to believe that was 7 years ago.  Where did the time go?  It got me hooked on small group adventures and I've done four more since then.  This is the 2013 version of the tour I was on and it still looks pretty well the same itinerary as mine with a few minor (and better) changes.   Explore listened to our suggestions!!!  (no back and forth to Colca Canyon in one day!)  Arequipa is the second most populous city in Peru, next to Lima, with a population of close to 850,000.  It is known as the "White City" due to it's many white buildings. The group all flew into Lima (everyone flew over from London but me - I was the lone Canadian - or should I say lone non-British person!) and after an evening get together flew into Arequipa the next day. This is the view that awaited us in Areq

Destination of the week....Petra, Jordan.

I visited Petra while on a two week small group adventure of Egypt and Jordan in early 2009.  For those who are not familiar with Petra here is a blurb from Wikpedia .  They explain it a lot better than I could!!  I can't even begin to describe how beautiful Petra (aptly named the "Rose City") is so once again I will let my pictures tell the story... Near the entrance of Petra - the holes are entrances to caves that the Bedouins lived in. Entrace to the siq which leads to the Treasury You can ride a horse or take a buggy in Petra - or use shank's pony. (your feet!) A peek... Almost there! Isn't it amazing? The Treasury! Not sure if this picture was meant to turn out this way - at first was upset but now it's kind of cool... More caves/homes A refreshing glass of hot fresh  mint tea.  A "must" in Petra! beautiful floor tiles about as close to the edge as I dared to go!  The