2017/01/05 I had one of the best sleep this trip last night, despite being on a bus for 10 hours. For once, I didn’t have to wake up to go to bathroom and started the day feeling well rested. Eric and I took a pimped-out taxi (with a blower/supercharger, LED trims, and bling handing from … Continue reading Peru – Chivay
2017/01/04 Eric had his bad stomach day already, so now it was my turn. Though today was probably the best day to have one if I must, since we didn’t have anything planned until our bus to Arequipa at 8pm. My stomach bug started last night and costed me many trips to the bathroom and … Continue reading Peru – Cusco
2017/01/03 Even after an eventful day at Machu Picchu, there was no time for a break yet on our adventures. Thankfully Eric was feeling much better this morning and was ready for the sacred valley tour. We grabbed a simple breakfast (bread, jam, butter, and OJ) and then headed down to the Plaza de Armas … Continue reading Peru – Sacred Valley
2017/01/02 The big day is finally here: Machu Picchu! We were up bright and early once again (5:00am) to line up with a throng of tourists waiting to board the bus up to the famous ruins. Eric and I considered hiking up the steep mountain to save on the $24 roundtrip bus ticket, but I’m … Continue reading Peru – Machu Picchu
2017/01/01 This morning, we got picked up from our hostel by Benjamin himself in a taxi (since the failed to pick us up at our scheduled time) and we joined other people in a van to Ollaytaytambo. From there we took the Inca Rail train to Aguas Calientes. Eric and I sat across from a … Continue reading Peru – Aguas Calientes
2016/12/31 It was nice to have a relaxing New Year’s Eve without a packed schedule of activities. We still had several attractions left on the sacred valley multi-entry student ticket, so we decided to hit some of the ones in Cusco. The tour guide during the day trip told us the Qorikancha was a must … Continue reading Peru – Cusco
2016/12/30 I woke up at 430am to more soreness, but with renewed energy and motivation. This was the final stretch up the hill back to the initial drop off town. I probably walked the slowest today, literally like a grandpa, needed both walking sticks. At the top, I looked back and marveled over the landscape, … Continue reading Peru – Choqueqiurao
2016/12/29 This morning, we woke up at 6am and ate the typical cold breakfast of bread with jam/butter. Sad that we didn’t get any eggs as there were chickens roaming around and our meals have been pretty lacking in protein. My calves were tight from the previous day and I knew they wouldn’t recover until … Continue reading Peru – Choquequirao
2016/12/28 We have been mainly interacting with Valerio (Naty’s husband) because he spoke excellent English. He offered to hold our extra luggage until we came back from the trip, which I couldn’t appreciate more until after we realized how difficult the trail was and glad I didn’t have to carry all that stuff. Our guide … Continue reading Peru – Choquequirao
2016/12/27 Alas, all good things must come to an end, and we bid our friends at Puerto Maldonado goodbye as we left for Cusco. The only thing I was not going to miss was the mosquitos, but this was a minor annoyance compared to all the good experiences from the past three days. We flew … Continue reading Peru – Cusco
Hike a day in my boots 