Packing To Travel For A Year
Before we left on our trip, one of the first questions friends asked was “What will you bring with you?” – usually my (women) friends and usually incredulously. This post is a long-overdue answer to that question and also because my friend Peter challenged me that even with all my careful shopping the contents of Read the Rest…
Hostel Review Arequipay Backpackers
I chose the Arequipay Backpackers Hostel because of their advertised fun facilities: a movie room, games tables (pool and table tennis) and, as a special reward for my boys after the Inca Trail hike, a PS3.
A Conversation On A Train In Peru
“Mom, where are we staying tonight?” “I don’t know honey” “Mom, are we going back to the Ninos Hotel?” “Maybe honey” “Mom, are we going to stay in Cusco?” “Maybe, maybe not” “Mom!” “Dad!”
Hotel Review Ninos Hotel Cusco Peru
I admit that I’d made a mental note of the Ninos Hotel when I first started researching somewhere to stay in Cusco months ago. Of course I’d also noticed that at $25 per-person-per-night, it was over our budget (we try to stick to $12-$15) but the story of this hotel, founded by a Dutch woman Read the Rest…
At The End Of The Inca Trail
Yay! This photo was taken at Intipunku, the Sun Gate which leads from the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu at the end of our four-day hike. And this is inside the Machu Picchu site, just below the Sun Gate, with the peak of Huayna Picchu just visible behind us. Head on over to DeliciousBaby for Read the Rest…
Visiting Machu Picchu With Kids
In 2000, the Peruvian government started limiting the number of people who can hike the Inca Trail. Each day only 500 people, including porters and guides, can start this trek.
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