Hiking the Inca Trail was both fun and miserable, all at the same time. We did a lot of prep work for it as we had to plan so far ahead to make reservations- read all about that process here. The whole hike is 4 days in length and ends the final day at MachuContinue reading “Trekking the Inca Trail: Part One”
Category Archives: Peru
Preparing for the Inca Trail
The Inca Trail was the main thing that drew us to Peru in the first place and caused us to plan our trip. But I will say when I was doing research on the trail I was completely overwhelmed by what I found. I’m hopeful that by sharing the information I’ve found it will helpContinue reading “Preparing for the Inca Trail”
Salineras de Maras
For our last day in Cuzco I knew I really wanted to get out of the city to see the famous salt mines about an hour away. Our flight was departing at 3:15pm so we had signed up with a tour company for a private tour with just our own driver and no guide. ThisContinue reading “Salineras de Maras”
Peru Final Spending for 2 weeks
We went wayyyyyyyy over budget for our Peru trip! Though it still doesn’t look too bad in comparison to what the trip is actually worth, I was pretty disappointed. Our breakdown is below, and here’s what went wrong for us: I did not anticipate how many places require payment in cash only. For some ofContinue reading “Peru Final Spending for 2 weeks”
Peru Itinerary
Hard to believe in just one week we’ll be heading out on our adventure to Peru! I started planning this trip almost as soon as we got back from Europe last year. Now 11 months later we’re finally going! We’ve been preparing for our travels by stocking up on some hiking equipment and training forContinue reading “Peru Itinerary”
Fire Round the World 