Disclaimer: The JJ family traveled to Peru in March 2014. A lot has likely changed since then. Please perform due diligence with regards to your own trip planning. Early morning on the fourth day, we woke up early to get ready and eat breakfast on the terrace of the Ecopackers hostel. By 5:15 am, we …
The third day of our Peru trip was thrilling. We were booked on the Vistadome train from Urubamba to Aguas Calientes, which is the launching place for Macchu Picchu buses. These trains are run by Perurail and offer three separate options for departure: Poroy in Cusco, and Urubamba and Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley. We …
Disclaimer: This trip was made in March 2014. A lot has likely changed since. Please apply due diligence in your own planning. After a home-made breakfast at the lodge, we made our way to the main road where Chris flagged down a collectivo (small shared local bus) in the middle of the street and sent …
After nearly 18 hours of travel, our flight landed in Lima, Peru around 2:30 am local time. Bleary eyed, we made our way through immigration and customs to gather our luggage. Then we wound our way back to the check in counter for the local flight to Cuzco that was about 3 hours later. The …
The JJ family’s travel saga started well before the seed for this blog was sown. We were fortunate enough to make an exciting foray into Peru in the spring of 2014. I had been involved in collecting miles and points avidly by then for about a year and a half and read travel blogs voraciously. …
