Day 17 | Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Ok, I am getting a little weary of these early morning wake up calls. We have to be at the train station at 6:10 am this morning and the train station is about a 35 minute taxi drive from our hotel. It is bizarre to drive along filthy … [Read more…]
Day 16 | Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Another early morning. We have to be in front of the tour company’s offices in the Plaza de Armas by 6:45 am for a full day tour of the Sacred Valley. The Sacred Valley is just North of Cusco and is packed full of colonial towns, weaving villages, … [Read more…]
Day 14 | Sunday, November 6, 2016 This morning with a 4:55 am flight we begin our 2 week adventure which will include Cusco, Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu, Arequipa and Nazca. Our first day in Cusco we will take it easy. At an elevation of just over 11,000 feet we need to take time to adjust so … [Read more…]
Day 7 | Sunday, October 30, 2016 Today is Steve’s birthday. It feels a little abnormal because we aren’t round family, I haven’t planned anything special and honestly the day will most likely pass without any fanfare. Steve keeps telling me that it is ok because I have found a place for us to move … [Read more…]
Day 6 | Saturday, October 29, 2016 Today we are hitting the ground running with a whole list of things to do and sites to see. I did some research earlier this week and have found an organic open air farmers market and a few health food stores in the local area. So far, the first two … [Read more…]
Day 5 | Friday, October 28, 2016 After walking past the ruins in the middle of the city on Wednesday morning we decided to carve some time out today to go explore them. Huaca Huallamarca is a protected site and has been maintained by the Municipality of San Isidro since 1958. They have constructed a … [Read more…]
Day 4 | Thursday, October 27, 2016 Tonight we are venturing out to Larcomar, a shopping mall located in the Miraflores District of Lima, recommended by Bruno (a guy Steve met in the Lima office of his company). It is located on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is open air. It honestly feels … [Read more…]
Wow! What a whirlwind the last 3 days have been. Let’s recap how it has been going in Lima so far. Day 1 | Monday, October 24, 2016 Fortunately, the bed in our room is comfortable and after a day and a half of traveling we were both exhausted and slept very well. However, we … [Read more…]
That is right, Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 3:00pm we boarded a plane bound for Las Vegas. A quick flight to Las Vegas and we were on the ground at McCarran International. A short night in Vegas, followed by a 2:45am wake up call and we were off to the airport again. When we went … [Read more…]
What a process just getting vaccines for this trip has been and hindsight is 20/20. When we decided that we were going to go on this trip I began researching which vaccines were required and which were recommended by the CDC. I compiled a list of 11 vaccines (see list below) and took the list … [Read more…]