Nov 14, 2008 - Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu (MP) is fascinating, to say the least. Getting there has been an adventure. We decided to drive to Arequipa, leave our luggage and truck, then take public transport on to MP. Even if we had decided to drive, you can only get as close as Ollantaytambo, which is...

Nov 11, 2008 - Cusco to Machu Picchu & Aguas Calientes

Yeow!! A 4am wake-up call is EARLY! Especially on vacation. We had to be showered, dressed, and packed, with our luggage turned in for storage before breakfast opened at 5am, since our pick-up was 5:30. Made it, got on the train. It didn't take long sitting on the train in...

Nov 7, 2008 - Cusco and MP

Well we are currently on our ¨Get to the bottom of Argentina before the 9th Dec or die trying¨ schedule (post spending too long in Galapagos) and we have just spent the last 2-3 wks flying through the last bit of Ecuador and Peru. Today we finally made it to...

Oct 27, 2008 - Up, Up, Up and Over

Prior to visiting the famous Machu Picchu we first had to complete a small walk over some mountains. Starting from our campsite, in a local school at 3300m, we climbed up to the first mountain pass at about 4400m. This pushed our lungs and body to the limit. Try running...

Oct 23, 2008 - Machu Picchu

Today, I was up at 4 am to catch the 5:30 train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo.) It was about a 15 minute walk to the train from my hostel. I was lucky to have the company of Julian from Taiwan for this early hike. The train ride was comfortable,...

Oct 18, 2008 - Machu Picchu and back down to Cusco...

We were up at 4.30am this morning, had a quick breakfast and then it was off to get our bus up to Machu Picchu. We wanted to be on the first bus but there was already quite a line when we arrived with our guide at the bus stop. We...

Oct 13, 2008 - Machu Picchu

Cusco is for many tourists the gateway to Machu Picchu ´lost city of the incas´, most people including us arrive in Cusco to get to Machu Picchu. Having left it too late to obtain permits for the Inca Trail we considered (for a second) taking an alternative trek. To be honest...