When Jan and I decided to go to South America each of us had a destination in mind that stood out from the rest. For me it was the jungle. For Jan it was Machu Picchu. I reminded him of this the day ...
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The Inca Trail (Peru)  (Oct 01 '06)
So D-day arrived, and it was finally time to do the infamous Inca Trail which I is one of the main reasons that I came to South America. I was looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time, ...
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THE ANTICIPATION (Amber) So before I start, here’s a snapshot of the Inca Trail. The Inca Trail is arguably the most famous hike in South America. The Incan Empire, at its height in around ...
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Machu Picchu  (Nov 10 '07)
So we arrived in La Paz on the Thursday afternoon and a group of us booked to cycle the 63 kms of the Worlds Most Dangerous Road the following morning. We met with our guides, from Gravity ...
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Very lost city  (Oct 18 '07)
""and we paid for this shit!""
Choquequirao is an alternative to the famous Inca Trail which ends up at Machu Picchu. It is a much larger site, estimated to be 4x that of Machu Picchu. However, it is ...
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu  (Dec 01 '07)
To download the pictures took soooo long ' now I don´t have time right now to write ... next time! Just enjoy the pictures for now ;-) OK, first of all: The Inca Trail was awesome, amazing, ...
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We survived the Inca Trail (and could still walk afterwards!)  (Nov 30 '06)
"It really was a stunning place with a photo opportunity around every corner."
DAY 1 (by Suz) We left the hotel at 6am with our duffel bags and daypacks. It was a 2 hour drive to the last town before ...
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The Inca Trail - Day 1  (Nov 30 '07)
"Obviously brake problems is not something we wanted to hear about on a steep, windy country road"
Day 1 - This is too Easy´ Well we can´t really believe it. The day that we have been looking forward ...
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Inca Immersion to Machu Picchu  (Jul 16 '07)
"We didn´t know it yet, but we were to become like a family in the next few days bonding over the highs and lows of the Salcantay trek to MP."
Day 1 - Salcantay Trek - It was still dark when we departed ...
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peru - trek to machu picchu  (Oct 08 '06)
"we were doing jumping jacks in the canteen tent to stop ourselves going numb, and we were josie forty coats going to sleep with every scrap of clothing we owned layered on!"
spent the first few days in ...
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