The bus left the hostel at 7 am to take us to the area where the porters were busy organizing our gear and duffel bags. They also had snacks available for us to take for the hike such as juice boxes, oranges, apples, bananas, and cookies. This was our only chance to get the snacks, so I think out of ... Read More about All Aboard the Incal Trail to Machu Picchu Part I
The Final Day Before The Trek and Eating Guinea Pig
With only our daypacks and duffel bags, we took a bus ride to the town of Ollantaytambo. This town is an Inca site, about 60 km northwest of Cusco. We visited a local community and saw the local women weave beautiful designs by hand. The tour guide mentioned all these designs are all in their head ... Read More about The Final Day Before The Trek and Eating Guinea Pig
Setting up Base Camp in Cusco
I know many of you are eagerly awaiting some visual stimulation from my Peru trip. Well this post has it! Let me begin with the acclimatization in Cusco. I live in a city that is pretty low in terms of feet above sea level. According to Wikipedia, Cusco is about 3,400 m (11,200 ft). I started to ... Read More about Setting up Base Camp in Cusco
En Route to Peru and Machu Picchu
I'm finally making some time to write about my adventure in Peru. I spent the majority of last week battling a cold/fever I caught from my friend who caught it on the trip, playing catch up with my course for work (still behind, although not as much compared to before I went away) and just getting ... Read More about En Route to Peru and Machu Picchu
Its the Journey AND the Destination That Make Travelling Worthwhile
Last night when I had arrived home from Peru, my mom mentioned to me that I had done quite a bit of travelling for someone of my age. I somewhat disagreed with her because I know of people who had done much more travelling than myself. I went to school with a guy who had been to pretty much every ... Read More about Its the Journey AND the Destination That Make Travelling Worthwhile
