Apr 19

Tinajani Canyon, hitchhiking locals, and Sillustani Funerary Towers, Peru

Day 353,  14219 miles (January 31, 2009)

Today was a very good day.  We were fortunate to interact with some very interesting people, including several groups of local people.  We talked with them a bit about their lives and practiced our Spanish.  Today’s adventure actually began last night when we checked into the Hotel Lumonsa in [...]

Author: chad
Jan 29

Machu Picchu, Peru – Inca City in the Clouds

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After 351 days of traveling, eating, sleeping, and living in a Volkswagen bus outside the US, we finally made it to Machu Picchu.  With all that’s said about the disproportionate costs of getting into Machu Picchu (see previous post), once you’re there, it truly is a spectacular place.  The Inca’s built an incredible stone city [...]

Author: chad