Tag: travel
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Pisaq, Peru
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) Anna and I took the bus to Pisaq today. 2 soles. Hell of a deal, that's around 60 cents. The bus ride back was quite the experience though. The bus for Cuz…
Inka Trail, Machu Picchu
04.12.21-22 Photos of Machu Picchu, Peru 04.12.17-22 Photos of hiking the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu We finished the trail on Dec 20, and I hiked up Wayna Picchu (mnt behind Machu Picchu) yesterday. I…
Preping for the Inka Trail
We got an update on the trail weather tomorrow; rain. The second day (climbing 1400m to a 4100 meter pass) it looks like snow. Fun! If it rains on the third day, we get to walk down 3000 wet stone sta…
Still in Cuzco
We leave tomorrow for the Inca Trail. Still have a hard time getting enough air when doing the steep stairs around town, but figure I should be ok for the trail. I'm sure it takes longer than a few da…
Old Cuzco must have been amazing
(Photos for this entry can be found here: Cuzco, Peru ) Anna and I had an absolutely amazing dinner last night at a place called Greens. Really hit the spot. With two great dinners in a row, I figured…
Arequipa
(Photos for this entry can be found here: Arequipa, Peru ) We didn't end up doing Toro Muerto, as I was sick the night before (Inka revenge?). We spent the day cruising the city and snooping in on chu…
From LAX to Costa Rica to Lima to Arequipa
Hopped up on IncaKola, Anna and I survived the 30 hours of travel and managed to make it to LAX, San Jose (CR), Lima, and finally, Arequipa. It is a great city. We did the local thing today and checke…
Leaving for Peru for 3 weeks
This will be my last posting until I make one from Peru, or when I get back. I hope everyone has a nice holiday.
mi espanol enfermo
I should have started my Spanish weeks ago, but instead I started a day before I leave. Oh well. I rely on Anna too much for her Spanish I guess. I found in Costa Rica I could understand a great deal …
Iron Mountain
Anna, Pete, Paul, and myself hiked up Iron Mountain in Poway. It was a great hike, and a terrific view from the top. Our bodies did better than expected, as we have been slack on exercising for the pa…