Travel day.

Today was one of those “hurry up and wait” kind of days.
A 7:30am pickup from the hotel in Cusco had us loading bags into the van while the city was still waking up. Hard to believe just days ago we were wandering Inca ruins and climbing terraces — now we were heading for the airport.
Our flight left Cusco at 9:40am, banking over the Andes one last time. Those mountains really are something special from the air — rugged, dramatic and a fitting farewell to Peru.
We landed in Santiago at 3:00pm local time, a smooth transition but with that slight mental recalibration that comes from crossing borders and time zones.
Next stop: Buenos Aires.
Our 6:50pm flight is a quick two-hour hop across the Andes again — trading ceviche and llamas for steak and Malbec.
Another country ticked off. The adventure rolls on ✈️🍷Read more