Days 5 and 6: Cusco to Guayaquil – with weaving demonstrations, alpacas, and monkeys
This is being written Tuesday evening, May 28, covering the last 2 days. Monday morning, the day after Machu Picchu, I was up about 4:30am. [...]
Day 4: Machu Picchu
Sunday, May 26, was the day - the whole point of this part of the trip: Machu Picchu. I came down to the dining room [...]
Day 3, Lima to Cusco
It's Sunday morning and I'm sitting in front of a roaring fire in the hotel dining room. Today is Machu Picchu day and it's going [...]
Day 2, Lima Main Plaza, the Cathedral, and horrific traffic
I got up about 5:30am on Friday, May 24, which is sleeping in for me. I got started on the blog and Ash got up [...]
Day 1, Lima – haircuts, shopping, food, and roaming
I slept a good 7 hours Wednesday night, which is a lot for me, and helped make up for the little sleep I got on [...]
2024: Departure – Sacramento to Lima
My time off started on Tuesday, and we spent the day leisurely packing and running errands, including a last-minute trip to REI to get binoculars [...]
2024: Machu Picchu and Galapagos, Pre-Departure
It seems like it's been forever since I've blogged about traveling. Puerta Vallarta in February didn't really count for so many reasons, so it's really [...]
2024 PVR: Friends, Fun, Food, and a little bit of Liz
It's Saturday morning, February 17. We got home last night after an easy travel day. We really enjoyed this trip and as of Thursday night [...]
2024 PVR: To blog or not to blog?
For the record, we got here on Saturday, February 10, 2024, and will leave on Friday, February 16. This is my 6th trip to Puerto [...]
Day 5, Sep 14 – Toronto, Part 2, and Final Thoughts
It's our last day in Toronto and even though it's been less than a week, we were pretty ready to move on when we got [...]
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