Fuck
Im Aussie. i can use fuck ... liberally.
Ive just returned from the Inca Trail and im fuckin pissed off.
The big picture is that im amazed that i have finally visited Machu Picchu, one of my childhood dreams. That ive been spellbound by the architectural elegance and the sheer intellect of the inca people.
The finer detail reveals, however, that im using dialup in an expensive little town at the base of Machu Picchu, instead of cable internet & hot showers & celebratory beers in my hostel in Cuzco (3.5 hrs away).
What happened?
My tour company didnt book us for the train back to cuzco. It left 2hrs ago. My tour guide is extremely intent on passing the buck. Id called the tourist agency and they have been less than helpful.
Yes, we have argued ourselves into a position where we have dinner, hostel overnight & breakfast tomorrow. But weve (cant find apostrophe key) had to fight for every last thing.
People here in Peru seem not to have heard of the principle of Bad Press. I, along with my unlucky compatriots, will educate them when return... Lonely Planet,.. Internet...
The whole trip actually, has been a comedy of errors, including the "gringos" in our tour group (us) being charged $60us extra, and the supposedly waterproof tents leaking miserably last night.
Yes. Education is the key.
Im looking forward to yelling. The only problem is that my carefully crafted argument in English will be lost on them, and my Spanish ability entitles me an intelligence quotient slightly higher than a 4-year-old.
Ill write more when ive calmed down a bit, fill you in on the aftermath, try and post some of the amazing photos ive taken & tell you about the GOOD THINGS that happened on my Inca Trail.
Lots of love to you all. Especially to those of you in melbourne experiencing all that crap weather!
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Hey man, Cam here........i'm sure there are some words that transcend all language barriers and your argument will once again sound like a speech from a harvard freshman.........fuck and you fuckholes definitely springs to mind.
Weather here has sucked ass, but things are ok, i've got my normal band Dorian Grey kicking around and I've just joined a misfits/slayer style metal band with a bunch of old farts about your age which is fun. Getting my right arm tattooed in a few weeks as well, which is cool, in the words of Craig David: FILL ME IN!
talk soon man
Cam
Hey Calv, haven't seen you get worked up for anything...so i conclude that the Inca Trail experience will have to suck arse in a major fashion.
If my experience with Australia is anything to go by... (12 years ago), bad words are always first learnt in any language. So give it back to them, u hear? Give it to them in Spanish for the injustice they laid on you...
take care, dude
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