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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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We’re off to Peru. First Stop – Cusco!
EEEEK! We’re going to Peru! I woke up stupid early today, of course. I had 20,000,000 things on the brain and could NOT calm down enough to go back to sleep. Funny enough, Matt got up shortly after I did. … Continue reading
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Penitente Canyon
We went camping with some friends at Penitente Canyon on the suggestion of one of them. The idea was to go somewhere with no cell service, where we could actually disconnect from the world and enjoy the little things for… Continue reading
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Chasm Lake Hike – RMNP
You know those hikes that just take your breath away and you just never want them to end? That’s what this was. I’d been seeing pictures of Chasm Lake for years and years, and it had been on my list… Continue reading
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Ron del Barrilito and the End of the Trip
We had quite the lazy morning today – we had gotten reservations at Ron del Barrilito and we didn’t have to be there until 11:30. We arrived at the distillery and were handed tokens for our free cocktail, so we… Continue reading
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Puerto Rico’s Beaches: Isla Verde and Playa Los Bohios (Black Sand Beach!)
We were in no hurry this morning – had our coffee and some avocado toast for breakfast… Damn, I love the avocados here. They’re the big green ones, nice and watery and delicious! We decided to head over to Isla… Continue reading
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El Yunque: Puerto Rico’s Rain Forest
We went to El Yunque today! We woke up at a reasonable hour and got out the door without wasting too much time. Thankfully, the drive wasn’t crazy, and we arrived at the park fairly quickly. We decided to just… Continue reading
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