Took an overnight bus 11 hours to Arequipa after watching the nailbiter US vs. Portugal game (crazy final thirty seconds!) ... I actually slept most the trip. Look who I found smoking a cigar! At one point it felt like we were careening down for…
Elevation kicked my butt for three days and that trek to the Inca site via the pass at 14,800 feet was the hardest thing I've done. Got up at 4 am to make sunrise at Machu Picchu on solstice. So sore I could hardly get up and down stairs. We…
The world wonder of the Incan (Quechuan) civilization of Machu Picchu is perched atop a cliff 7,700 feet high. The bus that takes you there is driven by dudes who do this switchback journey, every day, all day. They make a run for it and the back…
For those of you who know me well enough, you know it's an impossibilty but it happened: I did not pee for 7.5 hours while I was exploring Machu Picchu. I did not want to walk to the gate, get out, and ruin the vibe. A miracle! (I also came…
We woke up at 4 a.m. to make it to Machu Picchu, the sacred Quechua (Inca) city on the winter solstice, before the sun rose. We hiked up above the city and looked down on the temples as the sun crept steadily up over the mountains. As it crested,…
The historic center is really neat. The presidential palace, the cathedral and other various government things. I love just people watching.…
Walking around Lima... I actually recognized Kennedy Park, which is so much nicer now. And then we met Bianca and Pedro, who were feeding all the cats (yay!). Lots of paragliders flying so close to the cliffs. People dancing. Who knows what we'…
Just landed a ticket from Managua to Lima round trip for $600 with just 2 days before take-off ... not sure how, but prices actually went down. After Macchu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco and the salt flats of Bolivia,I am returning to Iquitos, Peru…
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. — Ferris Bueller Time is moving so fast. Cant' believe it's been like 6 weeks. In another month, I'll have a new life somewhere in South…
