The next stop on the journey is Puno. I used Peru Hop as my entire transportation. More on them in a later post. For now, let's just say that my ten hour night journey was filled with restless half sleep. While much more comfortable than a plane, I still have trouble sleeping at an incline, … Continue reading Day 9: Floating islands and A Homestay

I had a bus from Cusco to Puno at 10:30pm. And I had expected to get back from a trek at 7:30pm. Now I had an extra day. What to do? Have an adventure, of course! I decided to try my hand at public transportation. I had loved driving past all of these small towns … Continue reading Day 8 – what to do with an unexpected last day in Cusco

The Mormon couple decided to join. What a strange thing to do. Apparently, they had checked the weather and saw rain for the whole week. No duh, it's the rainy season. There is a 50% chance everyday. I bet it's the easiest time of year for the meteorologist. Rain for the next three months. I'm … Continue reading Day Seven – a return to Machu Picchu and tackling the mountain.

As I said before, the train was not running the day before. At four in the morning, my guide picks me up at my hostel on the 6th. I had booked with Orange Nation who is now merging with Sam Travels Peru. Dayvit (pronounced David) gets me situated into a car and tells me he … Continue reading Day 6 – the Trek to Machu Pichhu

The river was too high. That's what we were told. The trains don't run to Machu Picchu when the river is too high. In Cusco, it was a perfect day so I decided to make the best of my extra time in the city. First, I decided to make my way to San Pedro market. … Continue reading Cusco day 5 – a change of plans and a walking tour

As I said before, I booked this trek through a company I found under a super strange circumstance. Naturally, I looked up the company to see if I had just made a horrible mistake and everything checked out. They had good reviews and were recommended on trip advisor. I woke up at 4 for a … Continue reading Cusco Day 4: Laguna Humantay

I decided to do two treks before the one to Machu Picchu. I wanted to check how my body felt with the elevation under strain. Rainbow Mountain is one that I was really excited about seeing. I don't know why I felt so drawn to it, but it immediately made the top of my list … Continue reading Cusco day 3: Rainbow Mountain

Dear 2019, You really sucked. I mean really sucked. The only good thing to come out of you was the birth of my little Araya girl. Yes, I learned a lot and appreciated a lot of people. So many relationships changed, mostly for the better. So, I wouldn't change you, 2019, but I sure would … Continue reading Chau, 2019

I slept through my alarm. Ok, that is not exactly true. I woke up every time one of my bunk mates left, which would have been at 3am, 4am, 7am and 7:45. By that point, I went to breakfast early and read some of my book. I had the whole morning planned out, but it … Continue reading Day 2: a rainy day adventure in Cusco

I took it really easy on day one - partly because I was so tired from Lima and partly because I was afraid of altitude sickness. I bought the vitamins, drank the tea, chewed the leaves. And while I had a slight headache by the end of the evening, I was never sure if it … Continue reading Cusco day one