Before continuing on our much anticipated journey to India, we felt a calling to visit the Great White North during the hot sticky summer to wave a hello and give hugs to friends and family. Since we have close friends … Continue reading
The Magnificent Machu Picchu and the Journey Home
Day 5: Machu Picchu (“Old Mountain”) Despite getting to sleep rather late and the preceding 4 consecutive days of trekking, we were determined to beat the buses to the gate entrance to Machu Picchu that morning. With our necessities for … Continue reading
Salkantay: The High Trail to Machu Picchu
After trying pretty much every single trekking company that guides Inca Trail treks for four months, with no avail, we had to look for another option. Having been mountain biking in La Paz and through the jungle in Brazil and … Continue reading
Titicaca and the Two Faces of Cusco
It was a close call catching the bus to Titicaca (pronounced “tee-tee-ka-ka”) on that nutty morning in La Paz. We did, however make it, thanks to our stellar taxi driver. Amid one of the hundred traffic jams our bus sat … Continue reading
Bolivia Take 2: Flying high and Defying Gravity in La Paz
Our packs disappeared in a cloud of dust as they were hurled to the pavement from our bus in La Paz. The ride had apparently been a dirty one. A thick layer of filth had coated their exterior as our … Continue reading