Machu Picchu – Jess Barrington Travels

Up, up, up: Climbing Mt. Machu Picchu and our final days in Peru

This was going to be the day! We were excited and a little nervous too. We woke up around 8am to have breakfast at the hotel before we made the climb up Machu Picchu Mountain. We ate rather lightly, wanting energy for the climb, but not wanting to be too full. We met our guide,Continue reading “Up, up, up: Climbing Mt. Machu Picchu and our final days in Peru”

The Hiram Bingham and Machu Picchu: Part 1

The morning after exploring the Sacred Valley we met our handler for the day, Caesar, in the hotel lobby at 8am. We walked across the street to meet our driver, Victor, and we were off to the train station to catch our train to Machu Picchu, the Hiram Bingham. As I mentioned in my firstContinue reading “The Hiram Bingham and Machu Picchu: Part 1”