Japan is a country we have wanted to visit for a long while. It seemed like a destination we would need at least two weeks (stupid, limited U.S. vacation time), because of the distance and all of its places we wanted to explore! As such, Japan was not a trip Phil and I had talkedContinue reading “Oh, Tokyo!”
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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”
Our Amazing Peruvian Adventure: Cusco Part Two-sco!
We had a great first day in Cusco (read part 1 here) without any symptoms of altitude sickness (Cusco is at an elevation of 11,000 feet) yet. When we awoke, I had a whisper of a headache but I took a few ibuprofen and downed several bottles of water before we headed to the hotelContinue reading “Our Amazing Peruvian Adventure: Cusco Part Two-sco!”
Our Amazing Peruvian Adventure: First Stop: Lima!
We began our adventure by flying from Raleigh to Miami and onto Lima (read my trip prologue here). We were sent our final itinerary by the Belmond representative weeks earlier, so we knew what we had planned and when. A driver was to meet us at the airport and take us to our first stop;Continue reading “Our Amazing Peruvian Adventure: First Stop: Lima!”
Our Amazing Peruvian Adventure: A Prologue
Phil and I have been talking about going to Machu Picchu for at least 15 years. We never put a plan in motion to get there, it was always kind of a “we’ll do that one day and it will be cool but not right now” situation. It’s not that going to Peru is suchContinue reading “Our Amazing Peruvian Adventure: A Prologue”
Prague Blog Part 3
After our 4+ hour tour the day before, we were all ready for a day that was a bit less structured. After having a light breakfast at the apartment and some clothes shopping on Wenceslas Square, a wide pedestrian street with many stores and restaurants (reminding me of Calle Corrida, the street we lived onContinue reading “Prague Blog Part 3”
Prague Blog Part 2
Refreshed with 12 hours of sleep, we were ready to enjoy our first full day in Prague with our friends. After breakfast at the apartment with los dos Dianas we were off to meet up with our local tour guide. Phil and I have learned from our travels that we tend to enjoy group toursContinue reading “Prague Blog Part 2”
Iceland and the Final Days of Our Grand Adventure, Part 2
Welp. Here we are. The end of this particular story. It has only taken me a little over six months to finish writing about it. Telling the last of the story means the story is over and damn, it was such a good story. There are many more stories to come, I have no doubt.Continue reading “Iceland and the Final Days of Our Grand Adventure, Part 2”
Iceland and the Final Days of Our Grand Adventure: Part 1
After a four hour flight from Munich, we arrived in Iceland. Iceland was the icing on the cake of our travels (see what I did there?) When discussing when and where we would fly home from, we discovered that flight prices dramatically drop from August to September and that if we took Icelandic Air, weContinue reading “Iceland and the Final Days of Our Grand Adventure: Part 1”
Burghausen Castle
Jess, you’ve been back in the states for months now, why has it taken you so long to finish up your European adventure posts (you may be asking)? Well, it’s the darnedest thing. After having been able to live in another world with just myself and my favorite person, far away from the normal stressorsContinue reading “Burghausen Castle”
Jess Barrington Travels 