People tell me they’re worried that we’re going to Peru. But put it in perspective. We don’t stop traveling in regular flu seasons. And last year there were 38000 deaths in the U.S. from the regular flu. 38000. And how many with this new flu? 1. O-N-E.
Entries Tagged as 'Travel Spanish'
Forget Swine Flu, We’re Going to Machu Picchu
May 5th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Cusco · flu · influenza · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Machu Picchu · Oaxaca Mexico · Ollantaytambo · Peru · speak Spanish · swine flu · swine-bird-flu · Travel Spanish
COINED, a Spanish Immersion School in Buenos Aires, Argentina – a Review
April 30th, 2009 1 Comment
My wife and I are at two different levels of learning, so we felt that we got a good sense, between us, of what the school would be like for most students. This was my first immersion school, but not my wife’s, so that added to the our overview of the school.
Tags: Argentina · Buenos Aires · COINED · Giorgio's House · immersion · Immersion school · Immersion Schools · Learn Spanish · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish
Our Peru Itinerary
April 23rd, 2009 No Comments
Our first stop, if you don’t count stopping in Cusco to prepay for train tickets to Machu Picchu, will be in the Sacred Valley town of Ollantaytambo. We have reservations at the Hostal Sauce. Yeah, strange name. It certainly isn’t cheap by Peruvian standards, but it includes a buffet breakfast, and they’ll transport us to [...]
Tags: Aguas Calientes Peru · Cusco · Cuzco · Gringo Bill's · Hostal Marini · Hostal Sauce · Learn Spanish · Machu Picchu · Ollantaytambo · Peru · Peru Rail · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish
Getting Ready for Peru and Machu Picchu
April 19th, 2009 No Comments
Although you often hear Machu Picchu called a “lifelong dream” by many people (and it certainly is one of mine), we hope to see much more than Machu Picchu. I’m looking forward to visiting the Sacred valley and staying a couple of nights in Ollantaytambo. Just the name alone is exotic and mysterious.
Tags: Cusco · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Lima · Machu Picchu · Ollantaytambo · Peru · Sacred Valley · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish
Really Good, Free Online Spanish Lessons – Notes In Spanish – a Review
April 14th, 2009 1 Comment
Notes in Spanish is an online audio program for beginning, intermediate and advanced learners. It’s the brainchild of Ben Curtis (from Oxford) and Marina Diez (from Madrid), and they are the voices on the podcasts. They are both living in Madrid now and do a blog as well – Notes from Spain. Notes in Spanish [...]
Tags: Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Notes in Spanish · Pimsleur · Rosetta Stone · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish
Academia Falcon in Guanajuato Mexico – a Review
March 19th, 2009 No Comments
The school wasn’t terrible, it wasn’t expensive, and it’s location wasn’t bad, but I won’t return to it and I cannot recommend it to others.
I should say, though, that we both loved Guanajuato. We would go back there in a heartbeat. But we would find a different language school.
Tags: Academia Falcon · Add new tag · choosing a language school · Español Interactivo · Guanajuato · immersion · Immersion school · Immersion Schools · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Mexico · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish
Español Interactivo, Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mexico – a Review (part 2)
March 13th, 2009 No Comments
I spent 3 weeks in Oaxaca attending the Español Interactivo. Here is my experience.
Tags: choosing a language school · Español Interactivo · immersion · Immersion school · Immersion Schools · Learn Spanish · Mexico · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish
Saturday Trip to see the Butterflies near Valle Bravo, Mexico
February 15th, 2009 No Comments
We planned to begin our drive to the city of Valle Bravo around 9 a.m., but it was 10:30 before we got on the road. It was Saturday after all and it was going to be a day of relaxation as well as travel. Rodolfo works away from home during the week, so I [...]
Tags: Cuernavaca · immersion · Immersion school · Immersion Schools · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Mexico · Spanish · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish · Universidad Internacional · Valle Bravo Mexico
Universidad Internacional (UNINTER) In Cuernavaca Mexico – a Review
February 15th, 2009 3 Comments
The first week of school was a challenge but I loved it. It was exactly as I remembered it from last year except this time I am taking 5 hours each day of private classes instead of group classes. Plus one group class – a lecture. The first three hours are for grammar. 50 minute [...]
Tags: Cuernavaca · immersion · Immersion school · Immersion Schools · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Mexico · Spanish · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish · Universidad Internacional
Will the Flu “Pandemic” Cancel Our Trip to Peru and Machu Picchu?
April 30th, 2009 No Comments
I know it’s not a pandemic yet, even though Wolf Blitzer keeps saying that level 5 means that a pandemic is “imminent”. We’ve been planning this trip for a long time, and we certainly don’t want to overreact. We’ve prepaid for the two nights in Aguas Calientes, paid deposits for our rooms in Cusco and [...]
Tags: Aguas Calientes · cancel our trip? · Cusco · flu · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Machu Picchu · Mexico · Oaxaca Mexico · Ollantaytambo · pandemic · Peru · speak Spanish · Travel Spanish