Machu Picchu

*this blog post is 2 days combined*
We went to visit Machu Picchu and it was INCREDIBLE! Machu Picchu is an old Inca city that was lost (outside Peru) for 500 years!
The story of rediscovery:
ThereRead more
*this blog post is 2 days combined*
We went to visit Machu Picchu and it was INCREDIBLE! Machu Picchu is an old Inca city that was lost (outside Peru) for 500 years!
The story of rediscovery:
ThereRead more
Después de revisión de pasaportes iniciamos con una explicación del guía al museo del parque. Y luego iniciamos el camino.
El primer día es el "suave". Se inicia cruzando un puente que estáRead more
El día previo a la caminata tuvimos un briefing al finalizar el la tarde, Nuestro guía Gabriel, fue el encargado de darnos los detalles del viaje, el terreno, las distancias y los cuidados queRead more
Vor 3 Tagen mussten wir uns also ohne Patrick auf den Weg machen, um den Inkatrail zu begehen. Schweren Herzens ließen wir ihn um 4 Uhr morgens im Hotel zurück und wurden zum Start des TrailsRead more
Happy July 4th!
It was another beautiful 70 degree day in Peru. High temperatures have been between 70 and 75 each day though usually in the 40s and 50s at night.
We had another opportunity today toRead more
At least you and Ken got to practice climbing in Bhutan! Again, the trip sounds incredible and beautiful, from the sights to the weather. I'm so glad you got the second entrance to Machu Picchu. Most people don't get to do that (good travel agent! ⛰🛳✈️🚉🚍).
Iedereen heeft het gehaald! Casey en ik kwamen als eerste van de groep toeristen aan en werden aangenaam verrast door een warm kopje thee en een sandwich van onze fantastische porters. Na een tijdjeRead more
So the day began with a bit of a hill followed by a flat-ish, undulating trail. Sadly, that was not to last. There big hills and three pit stops later, we reached the high point before lunch.
TheRead more
Just before lunch we stopped to see out first ruin: from high above it we could see the signature terraces as well as the watchtower overlooking them.
From here, the descent was steep toRead more
Steps, slopes, steeper slopes and more steps. But 4.5hrs after starting, we reached Dead Woman's Pass at 4200m. The pace up had been slow and plodding - whilst none of our muscles actually hurt, theRead more
Genieten van de zonsondergang en de eerste welverdiende nachtrust te Ayapata (3300m). Iedereen kijkt wel in spanning uit naar dag 2 wegens het enorm aantal hoogtemeters op hoogte :-).
NaRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Quebrada Misti
What an adventure but SO many steps 🤪 you did well Lara. X
Wow that’s some view
Wow sounds amazing. I envy you seeing Machu Picchu. You are going to have experienced so much Lara and as an added bonus you’re going to be very fit with all the exercise you are doing. Don’t tire your mum and too much. 😂😂. xx
Amazing experience and great photos xx