Friday 29 Feb, 2008An airport representative in the line told us our flight was delayed 20 minutes, so we relaxed a bit. After the passport check sta…

Thursday 28 Feb, 2008We woke up super early to the sound of our wake-up call. I answered it cause Chris was oblivious. :-P The call came at about 5:0…

Wednesday 27 Feb, 2008This morning we didn't have to wake up SUPER early, but we did have to check out of the hostel by 9:00am. Luckily they allow …

This hotel in Cusco is a beautiful colonial-era mansion - converted of course. Each room is furnished with private bathrooms. Our three-bed room had …

Royal Inti Inn - Machupicchu Hotel We were told this "hostel" had only been open for a month. I think they were remodeling. [By now they are proba…

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 …

After confusing our destination with the "original" Amaru Hostal, our cab driver brought us to Amaru Hostel II, where we belonged. Our kind Tour Oper…

Monday 25 Feb, 2008The bus ride to Cusco was a bit unpleasant. The windows didn't open, the fans couldn't be turned on because it was all-or-none, an…

Sunday 24 Feb, 2008Today was a sleep-in day! Well a little bit anyway. Chris got up early and left to take photos while Gloria and I took our time.…

Saturday 23 Feb, 2008We woke up today around 7:30 or 8:00 am and had breakfast at El Tambo. I finally had some huevos! YUM! Our taxi arrived at 8:3…

Queen's Villa Hostal - Beautiful Lush greenery all around the large grounds of this hostel with multiple buildings of rooms. We stayed in a 3-bed r…

Friday 22 Feb, 2008What a crazy day today was! Ha! Last night we were told flights to Cuzco are canceled. Then they give us a new flight to Cuz…

Bembo's is where you go if you want a LOCAL burger in Peru. They have some very interesting burger toppings, including: caesar salad, egg, or my "Fra…

Mango's is a great restaurant, and I think our friend Yadi has some connections here, cause we got a GREAT table on the edge of their balcony, overlo…

We were brought to this great restaurant by some locals who knew the best places! We considered sitting outside but it was a bit windy so we sat by t…

This hostel was quite nice. We stayed here two nights. The bathroom and room were very clean and orderly. They served a large continental breakfast i…

After spending 3 hours or so walking through huge water fountains at the Circuito Mágico del Agua... we were treated to a local chicken restaurant c…

Thursday 21 Feb, 2008Finally at the hostel “El Tambo” in room #305. The local time is 3:00am! (midnight SeaTime) Whoa! I just took a shower and…

NOTE: just wanted to let y'all know this is the journaling entries I wrote while I was on my trip. I tried to journal about each day either…