20/12/18 We woke up early to walk to the train station located 10 min walk from the hotel. Then we boarded the Inca Rail train to Machu Picchu. The view from the train, which had glass windows even on the roof, was amazing as we could see snowy mountains and Read more
18/12/18 At the hotel we had breakfast and Paul our guide took us on a hour walking tour of the city then we napped for 3h in the afternoon. He told us about the 13 inca rulers (chiefs), we saw a few inca walls, famous for their remarkable sharp architecture Read more
17/12/18 We are ready to explore Lake Titicaca (which literally translates as puma stone), exploited since the 5th century B.C. It is about 170km long by 60km wide and is split between Peru and Bolivia. Incas had a lot of respect for the lake as it brought them food, water Read more
13/12/18 We went back to the same restaurant for dinner and took a taxi to the bus terminal. Our night bus to Arequipa was 1h late but it was the same luxurious bus as the one we took earlier. After 10 hours of driving through the desert we arrived at Read more
12/12/18 In the afternoon, we stopped at Huacachina oasis close to Ica town, well preserved in the middle of the desert on the way to Nazca. The oasis is no longer naturally producing water so the locals had to create a pipe to feed the oasis. It has palm trees, Read more
09/12/18 I changed what I had left of Colombian pesos then went through immigration. Lori was way too early for her flight but it was easier to wait at the airport. I didn’t receive anything on board, not even a glass of water during the 3h flight, but I bought Read more