Easter Island, The Navel of the World
I could get used to this. I awoke to the sweet smell of freshly peeled oranges and the sound of the surf. Ol, was already awake and out...
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Jan 6, 2018
Rapa Nui the Magic of Easter Island
Easter Island is just magical. It is always fun to read travel magazines and articles about distant and exotic lands. There is a certain...
Dec 29, 2017
Chile! Feliz Navidad, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the Diaz Family (or How I Spent my Chri
When we meet people and tell them about our travels, I like to joke that we have run away from our children. Well, in December, they...
Dec 18, 2017
Condors, Mummies and Massage our Visit to the Colca Canyon and Arequipa, Peru
While we were traveling in Ecuador we realized that we had become experts at slow travel. We were so slow that we only had a few weeks to...
Dec 17, 2017
The Inca Trail Trek to Macchu Picchu, Day 4, The Lost City
Sleep would not come easy. After three days on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu we were tired, but we would still not sleep. Tomorrow we...
Dec 14, 2017
The Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu, Day 3 (Or Juan de Dios Bakes Me a Birthday Cake on the Top of M
Two days down, two to go! As promised, the second day on the Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu was tough. Twenty-two kilometers and two...
Dec 10, 2017
The Inca Trail, Trek to Machu Picchu, Day 2
We made it! We had just completed the first day’s hike to Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail. We walked into camp and we were shown to our...
Dec 8, 2017
The Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu, Day 1
Our hike along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu started easy enough, despite the light rain. (8,923 feet). The trail was relatively flat as...
Dec 7, 2017
The Inca Trail, an Amazing Trek
After receiving the itinerary for our Machu Picchu trek, I had a lot of anxiety, which is unusual. I just stared in disbelief; 22 km. I...
Dec 4, 2017
High on Cusco, Peru
During our time in Peru I wondered why we had never visited before. I wish we had taken our kids here for one of our family vacations....
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