Author: Rebecca

I’m one of the founders and authors of Traveling with Sunscreen. I’ve traveled to 43 countries and 32 US states, and I’m always trying to get to more. I love exploring new places and learning new languages. I speak French and some Spanish, and I’ve Duolingo-ed my way through a zillion others that I don’t actually speak. I always feel so motivated to learn a new language when I’m in a new country, but that motivation doesn’t seem to last forever! I started this blog in 2019 with my then-boyfriend, now-husband, to share some of the things we learned while traveling the world. Since then, our family has grown, but we haven’t stopped exploring the world!

Restaurants in Lima, Peru (for vegetarians and everyone else!)

April 28, 2019 Rebecca Food, Latin America, Peru

Lima is well-known for its fine dining, but you don’t have to blow your travel budget to experience the best of what this city has to offer. Likewise, Lima restaurants are famous for their seafood and ceviche, but there are plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans as well. Many restaurants are used to accommodating vegetarians and vegans, and they will clearly mark the relevant dishes on their menus. Read on to find out about[…]

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Lima, Peru: Is it safe?

April 22, 2019 Rebecca Latin America, Peru, Safety

If you’re planning a trip to Lima, or to Machu Picchu and thinking about stopping over in Lima, you might be wondering: is it safe? Like always with this question, it’s tough to answer definitively. On the one hand, Peru in general has lower crime rates than its neighbors Colombia and Brazil; on the other, crime is much more frequent in Peruvian cities than in the United States or Europe. We have had a great[…]

Daily Budget for Lima, Peru

April 22, 2019 Rebecca Latin America, Peru

We were in Lima for four days, and we found it more expensive than expected. Before we left, we hadn’t been able to find much of a rundown of prices – so we’re writing up our daily budget for Lima, Peru. We’d estimate that daily costs are about the same as in Sicily, Greece, or Croatia. Find out about our daily budget for Lima here! TL;DR – scroll to the bottom for a quick and[…]

Why we have a travel phone (and you should too!)

April 21, 2019 Rebecca How We Travel, Travel Gear, Travel General

We are all about packing light and traveling cheap. Less stuff means less things to lose, less difficulty squeezing into tiny airplane seats, and less chance of one day turning into an elderly person hobbled over due to one too many kilos on the back. Or so we hope. So, if we choose to add more items to our packing lists, there better be a good reason. And there are lots of reasons to bring[…]

How to Get a SIM Card in Lima, Peru

April 20, 2019 Rebecca Latin America, Peru

We almost always go abroad with our handy-dandy travel phones, so one of our very first tasks upon landing in a new country is to get a local SIM card. Buying a SIM card on-site is generally wayyyyyyy cheaper than pre-purchasing one from abroad, and it’s usually pretty easy! Here’s how we got our SIM cards in Lima, Peru, and how much it cost us! Avoid the airport Claro kiosk In the baggage claim area[…]