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19 May 2016
We had a much needed lazy day, waking up without an alarm. After breakfast, we returned to bed just to read, write and look through photos. We finally left the room after 1100 to do a walking tour of the old city using our guidebook. As it turned out, we had already seen a large […]
18 May 2016
Above: From the rooftop of our accommodation. The balcony of the school is evident from the murals painted thereon. I felt a million dollars after a great night sleep; I’m normally a heavy sleeper but recent nights haven’t been like that perhaps due to altitude. In my moment of weakness yesterday, I had arranged for […]
17 May 2016
Small but delicious sampling of food from our brief stops in Houston (and surrounding areas), New Orleans and Miami. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, May 16, 2016
17 May 2016
Despite my tummy condition, I had an uninterrupted night sleep which gave me good confidence for the day at Machu Picchu. We left the hotel around 0515 amidst sound of explosions (they were fireworks we were told). It was a 20 min walk to the railway station where we waited briefly before boarding Peru Rail’s […]
16 May 2016
With an 0840 flight departure to Cusco, we left the hotel around 0600 by taxi summoned from the square. At the airport, we were third in the queue and we’d be far too early. Then the power went off and check-in was limited to two counters which had backup power. Then they started taking people […]
15 May 2016
We had a lazy morning cafe-crawling in Chivay after checking out from our accommodation at 1000. First a leisurely coffee while sorting photos and writing my travel journal. Then a walk around town before lunch. We returned to our hotel before 1300 to wait for our pickup which had been scheduled for 1330 to 1400. […]
14 May 2016
We both woke around 0030 feeling like we’ve had a good night sleep. Unfortunately we only slept very lightly from then on until the alarm rang at 0545. We grabbed breakfast at 0600 and waited for the 0630 pickup. They didn’t turn up till 0645 and we were slightly concerned as being on a non-standard […]
13 May 2016
Today begins our trip to Colca Canyon for 2 nights. We were picked up by a bubbly guide Myra at 0845; a very civilised time as day trippers and some overnighters depart at 0300. We called at a touristy shop near the airport to pickup some coca leaves for the altitude. As we already had […]
12 May 2016
I got my act together to research the schedules for our trip to Colca Canyon. The schedule for the times we required were very limited and would definitely require us taking a bus to the station to secure seats ASAP. We would need to book the 4 legs (to Chivay then to Cruz de Condor […]
11 May 2016
Despite the late night sleep, we woke relatively early with the sun streaming in through the thin curtains. We had breakfast at the hostel before heading out around 1000 for a brief exploration, dropping off laundry and changing money. We spent a bit of time around Plaza de Armas before taking a tour of the […]