One of our reason for staying in Paracas was to visit Ballestas Islands. This set of Islands are often described as poor man’s Galapagos. The Island are inhabited by penguins, many different type of birds and sea lions . The surrounding waters also has a large variety of sea creatures. Logistics We had booked the boat tour ahead of time and on the day of the tour we were able to walk to the meeting point from our hotel (…
Day 2 On our day two we will wake up early and try to cover the following sites . Canale Grande Walk over it . Four bridges cross it Take a ferry/water taxi over it Gallerie dell’Accademia This is an art gallery and I am mainly interested to visit this building to see the exterior. Two Other Churches To Visit : Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute – by the water Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Private Gondola Ride…
Planning to do my Italy Trip latter this year and getting an early start on the planning! Day 1 : We will get into Venice at early morning from Tuscany. Once we are all checked in, the first place on the list is St.Marks Square. This is a six minutes walk from our hotel . St. Marks Square There were some buildings near by that was recommended to be visited : St Mark’s Campanile, St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace and…
The Pool There are two pools on the property. One surrounded by cabanas and another near the beach and sport activity area . Hotel Paracas – Pool with Cabanas Both pools are supported to be heated but we still found the water to be a bit chilly ! Nevertheless both are beautifully designed and perfect for lounging or swimming when the weather is warmer. We had our own reserved Cabana which was cool ! The Beach The beach the hotel…
We decided to spend a few days in Paracas to explore the desert region of Peru, visit Ballestas Island and relax in a resort setting. Hotel Paracas was perfect for this purpose. It was such an amazing property that I had to split the write up about it into multiple posts ! We traveled from Lima on a super fancy bus with a company called Cruz De Sol – more about this on a different post ! From the bus…
On our first night in Lima we decided to visit Astrid & Gaston for dinner. I had made reservations here given these guys were known for bringing Peruvian cuisine onto the world stage and the founder of Central had worked in their restaurants for 10 years . We took an Uber to the restaurant from our hotel by the water . Uber is a really great option and very affordable in Peru . It helps if you know a bit…
Current Holdings [ Thoughts on my holdings ]: I am going to redo my nephews RRESP investment today . 25 percent into ENB , 25 percent into FB , 25 percent into Vanguard EM ETF and 25 percent into Americas Silver . Enbridge mainly for the dividend yield , FB for its tech talent and its ownership of Instagram and foray into crypto market, Vanguard EM ETF for exposure to emerging markets and American Silver for the exposure to commodities….
Current Holdings [ Thoughts on my holdings ]: SNAP – Had a bit of a drop . 4 percent yesterday! Waiting to sell at around $18 . BNN Recap [ Thoughts on Information heard ]: Watched David Driscoll’s Top picks . His top picks shared below . None of his recommendations caught my interest. The only one that caused me to think a bit was the inflation adjusted bonds .
I work very near the Noddle Bar but have never been to it till today . In the past we have tried and failed due to no reservations. This place is hard to miss with the cool looking structure in front of it . Unfortunately I didn’t take a photo of the structure. We called at 5.30 pm and was able to get a reservation for two for 5.45 pm . We ordered spicy noodles with chicken katsu , Chicken…
Current Holdings [ Thoughts on my holdings ]: SNAP – Stock dropped another 4 percent. I believe part of it is overall market and another part is due to the release of insider stock sake details . When you read the CEO sold at $18 makes you wonder if you should pay anything more than that for the stock . I am going to set a sell target at $18 . BNN Recap [ Thoughts on Information on BNN] :…