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”
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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”
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: 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”
Regensburg Part 2: Walhalla
On our last day in Regensburg we decided to take the hour bus ride to Walhalla. A replica of the ancient Greek Parthanon (we saw the original a few months earlier in Athens…and another replica in Nashville some years back). Set upon the banks of the Danube, Walhalla serves as a hall of fame forContinue reading “Regensburg Part 2: Walhalla”
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