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Lima: The Grand Finale. Three Days in Miraflores, Centro Histórico, and Barranco
Yay! Nowhere to be today! We got up at a reasonable hour and had breakfast. Not a bad spread. Hotel breakfasts are better here than in the states. We went back to the room, chilled a bit, and headed out… Continue reading
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Coastal Peru Adventure: Ballestas Islands and Paracas National Preserve
Another semi-early morning… Well, not that early. The hotel was kind enough to make us breakfast at 7:00, not 7:30, so we could get picked up at 7:30. The car took us to the tour office, and then we went… Continue reading
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Adrenaline in the Oasis: Huacachina’s Crazy Dune Buggy Adventure
Thankfully, we didn’t have to rush out anywhere this morning, we could have breakfast at the hotel and chill out by the pool in the morning, which we did. After showers, it was time for our (FREE!!) pisco tour with… Continue reading
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From White City to Desert Oasis: My Peru Hop Journey (Arequipa to Huacachina)
We get to stay in Arequipa for one more day, and yay! We didn’t have to get up at any certain time today! I still woke up a little after 5:00… 🙄 We went to the hotel breakfast when it… Continue reading
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Is it Worth the Climb? Staying in Colca Canyon’s Secret Hostels (Peru Hiking Guide)
Oy. The alarm was ridiculously early today. I checked my WhatsApp, and saw that we had a message from our tour guide that we were getting picked up at 2:45 a.m. instead of 3:00… Ugh. We gathered our stuff up,… Continue reading
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From Floating Islands to the White City: the Wonders of Lake Titicaca and Arequipa
This one takes the cake for weirdest Thanksgiving ever. Obviously, it doesn’t even feel like it, as we’re in a country that doesn’t even celebrate. Anyway. I slept til almost 5:00 am today. It gets light here super early. We… Continue reading
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Peru Rail: A Ride Through the Andes
It’s train ride day! We FINALLY get to take the amazing Peru Rail Lake Titicaca train to Puno! We woke up at a MUCH more reasonable hour today, something like 5:00 am. We still had to leave the hotel by… Continue reading
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Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley: Peru’s Most Colorful Hike
Oy. 2:30ish am came stupidly early today. I woke up to Matt rustling around, apparently having woken up way too early. We grabbed our stuff and stumbled out the door and were standing outside at 2:56 am. We had to… Continue reading
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Lake Humantay: A Glacial Jewel in the Andes
Ahhhh, a decent night of sleep! Finally! And Matt woke up, having slept all night too, not having to run to the bathroom… He seems to be feeling better. We didn’t jump out of bed super early, but we headed… Continue reading
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Our Peru Adventure Continues: Awe-Struck by Machu Picchu
Ugh. Apparently I can’t sleep at altitude for shit. And there were people in and out of the hotel at all hours of the night – I guess we’ll be the ones doing that next week, so I can’t complain… Continue reading
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