Machu Picchu Travel Blogs

Tuesday 26 Feb, 2008This was a super early morning! No shower as we rushed to meet Augusta on time. We had to pay for the hostel in cash again. It was S/. 108 and I paid S/. 100 of it. We piled into the taxi and headed to the train station. Here we had to wait a bit for Augusta and Chris to work ev…

The trip to Machu Picchu as performed by train, taking it in the station from Cuzco with direction to the town of “Aguas Calientes”, which is at the foot of the ruins of Machu Picchu, the travel by train takes about three hours and one can make friends with other tourists who go on the train wi…

Well after five days of trekking, we finally made it to Machu Picchu and it is absolutely one of the most incredible sites I have been to (which as most of you know are a fair amount…)  We arrived really early in the morning, and while there was no great sunrise to speak of, seeing the ruins…

**warning - this is a very long entry**   I think I had been asleep for only two hours when our alarm went off at 4:30.  We were out the door by 5 and off to the train station.  We waited in line a really long time to pick up our train tickets.  I had no idea the train st…

Machu Picchu, Secret Garden, 9am(?)Here I am again.  I suppose I ought to catch up my journal, but I'll start by listing that I'm alone here, above the guard house in a little garden.  A thorn and moss tree next to a stone that I'm sitting on makes for an eerie mood despite the sunshine.&…

I don´t know why, but both times I´ve been met by someone from home, I´ve found myself trekking through high altitudes, struggling for air.  This time around it was the Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu.  Way back in February when my sister and I planned this up (a necessity to do e…

If you travel, Machu Picchu needs to be your destination. It's stunningly beautiful, set up high in the Peruvian mountains. Rivers of fresh water from the mountains complement the amazingly green plants and trees growing around the base of Machu Picchu Mountain. And the ruins themselve are a marvel…

Being the new wonder of the world Machu Picchu is the one of the most attractive tourist sites in South America.. I can not define the feeling when I felt there.. So you need to live it..

As requested they woke us up at 5:30am. The sky was already clear and it wasn't cloudy at all. The view from our room was just awesome!!! Last night the guys at the front desk told me, they wouldn't wake us up if it was cloudy - so sweet! Well, it was time to start moving. We got ready quickly and …

Waking up early morning was very hard... and to get to Machu Picchu, we need to have another stop at Ollantaytambo, it lies midway on the Cusco-Machu Picchu train route. Those who goes on the Inka trail will be dropped off by km 104..Also  to get to the Inka trail requires a special permit fro…

Welcome to my Travel Blog. I will be travelling from Vancouver on the 16th of April with a short stopover in Santa Barbara then on to Guatemala on April 19th and then by land south to Argentina and flying out of Rio de Janeiro Brazil on August 27th.

Ok, first of all this entry is dedicated to my wee sis who turned 17 whilst I was doing the trek. The first photo is also dedicated to her(I will upload the pics later as I tried on this comp and it is so old it wont let me!). So happy 17th sis, hope you had a great time and liked your present!! …

Another early morning awaited us... And a fond farewell to most of the staff. We set off for the station as the first part of our journey involved a train ride. A change from all the trekking! The train was very comfortable and offerred a great breakfast. Everyone on the train had a ticket and ther…

So it was about 8 in the morning when started the steep stair climb up to the gate at Machu Picchu.  The steps seemed to be normal in height, but after a few minutes the steps were just too small, about four inches high.  I don't know what's worse, too high or too low but it became a…

I had loved to walk the two day trekking to Machu Picchu, but as I wrote earlier the Soroche was there and the two day trekking would probably end in a seven day trekking, hahaha. So we decided to take the easier way to visit Machu Picchu ;-) Katarina would pick me up at my hotel at a quarter to se…