Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a pretty massive undertaking. Due to limited permits allowed on the trail, you have to pay a hefty fee and plan so far in advance. Once you’ve booked your trek, you now have six months (or more) to work out the details like your flight and accommodations, …
I’m so excited I can’t even sleep. I really wish I slept. I hope I like these people. It’s too early to talk to strangers. I’m not sure I’ve ever been happier to get roadside coffee. I don’t think this coffee is working. Small talk is the worst, but these people seem okay. Breakfast! Oh, …
I am really into packing lists. I will spend days perfecting my packing list in Excel or in a notebook, and then when I actually pack, it takes me about ten minutes because I’m so overly prepared. Packing for a four-day hike through the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was no different. I have poured …
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Our City Scorecard is designed to share our high-level review of a city based on metrics that are important to us and that we think are important to travelers. The number of things we’re able to try, the amount of time we can spend in a city, and even the weather and season during which …
We did it! We hiked 26 miles along historical Inca trails to Machu Picchu! I can’t believe this journey is already over. I’ve been looking forward to this since we booked the hike back in February, and the experience exceeded every expectation. I wanted to take you along with us on this journey. This is a …
Back in February, after watching an episode of Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor and drinking cheap red wine, we booked our very first non-refundable adventure for our trip around the world: hiking the Inca Trail. Since that day, I have not stopped looking forward to this moment and it’s finally here! We have arrived …
Origin: Lima, Peru (LIM) Destination: Cusco, Peru (CUZ) Flight Cost: $151.64 for two Payment Method: Cash Flight Date: 8/27/17 Flight Time: 54 Minutes Total Travel Time: 5 Hours 45 Minutes Flight Delay: 0 Miles Covered: 365 Airline: Avianca Plane: Airbus A319 Class: Economy Entertainment: None (no TVs!) Amenity Kit: None Food: None Primary Language: Spanish Memorable Moment: The approach into Cusco was really cool, and …
Origin: Bogota, Colombia (BOG) Destination: Lima, Peru (LIM) Flight Cost: $318.11 + 800 Lifemiles for two people Payment Method: Cash & Points Value per Point: $0.06 Flight Date: 8/22/17 Flight Time: 2 Hours 25 Minutes Total Travel Time: 10 Hours 45 Minutes Flight Delay: 2 Hours 49 Minutes Miles Covered: 1,167 Airline: Avianca Plane: Airbus A330 Class: Economy Entertainment: Table 19 (pretty funny movie, actually!), …
The more we travel, the more I continue to be amazed by all this world has to offer. Lima, is without a doubt, one of the most amazing places I’ve been to, and that is partly due to my lack of planning. Before we landed in Lima, I thought Peru was landlocked, and I absolutely …