A few nights after my friend Erica lost her mom, we drank a few too many bottles of red wine and woke up the next morning with two impromptu plane tickets to Peru. Erica needed to get away and hiking to the peak of Machu Picchu felt like a perfect escape. Keep reading to learn … Read more
This post has recently been updated to include up to date information. My friend Erica and I threw together our Machu Picchu adventure extremely last minute .. and by last minute I mean we drank too much wine and booked our plane tickets at 10pm the night before. We had zero clue as far as … Read more
After we finished in Pisac, we drove another hour to Ollantaytambo and visited this town’s archaeological site. When we were pulling into Ollantaytambo, I fell in love with the village. It feels as if you’ve gone back into time when you walk through the streets here. This is where the tour ended for us because we were catching … Read more
After a short delay due to poor weather, Erica and I finally landed in Cusco! Leaving the airport, we were approached by tons of taxis begging to take us into town. Of course, offering ridiculous rates. We finally found someone that would take us to the city center for 20 soles but it turned out that he worked … Read more
On Tuesday night I visited my friend Erica to see how she was holding up after her mom sadly passed away last Sunday. She was talking about how it would be nice to get away for a few days. Naturally, I started looking up possible destinations where we could go, to take her mind off things … Read more
