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I’m doing it! Finally going to New Zealand to visit my two travel buddies, Dana and Hayden! They live in Wanganui, towards the south of the North Island. To get all the way there, I’ll fly from Boston to LA, wait around several hours, then take the 13 hour flight to Auckland… officially my longestContinue reading “Auckland”

April 26th: Lima I woke up early and showered, then took all my stuff out of the dorm room and tried my best to organize it. I bought two bottles of Pisco at the vineyard in Ica, and now had to expertly pack them so they wouldn’t break since I had to check my bag.Continue reading “Lima”

The drive to Paracas was the shortest bus ride I’ve experienced yet. As soon as I got to my hostel, I got ready for a shower, prepared an outfit for the next day, and was in bed. I was more tired than I realized and fell asleep rather quickly. My bed wasn’t the most comfortable,Continue reading “Paracas”

Another long day on a bus. Haha. This time though, the AC was on! Thank all the gods! Haha. Leaving Arequipa, the landscape was just rocks. And more rocks on top of rocks. Rocks for as far as I could see, lol. I suppose we really are in the desert climate of Peru, haha. Eventually,Continue reading “Huacachina”

April 20th: Arequipa After spending some quality time in the hammock, I head downstairs to see if I can check in. After a bit of conversation with another staff member, the font desk person says I can take a bed in “x’ room. Okay, great! It’s RIGHT opposite the front door, lol. Gonna be aContinue reading “Arequipa”

Up early again for the day tour to Rainbow Moutnain! Wooohoo! Julia also reserved a spot for today with MPR, but as luck would have it, we were placed into 2 separate groups. Oh, well. It seemed strange we couldn’t switch around, but the guide didn’t seem to want us to. No worries, we’ll catchContinue reading “Rainbow Mountain 🌈”

April 17th: Day after Salkantay Today is all about relaxing, haha. I woke up and had breakfast at my hostel, which was way more than I had imagined. There was a small buffet table with fruits, bread, some cheese and deli meat, along with coffee and tea. I thought that was plenty, but THEN, aContinue reading “Around Cusco”

The next morning, we woke up before dawn to have breakfast at 4:30AM. It was a surprisingly solid meal including some eggs! … Which had become a rare delicacy the last few days; so many of our breakfasts were sugary and carb heavy, and not surprising since we needed the fuel to hike, but havingContinue reading “Machu Picchu”

Day 3 starts with more coca tea at our little huts… a girl could get used to this type of service! Lol. Fortunately, this campsite was very small, and our dining area was not up a large hill, hehe. After another wonderful breakfast, we began hiking. The tricky part of today would be crossing landslides.Continue reading “Salkantay Part 2”

Day 4: Salkantay Begins! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!! It’s finally here, the biggest highlight of my trip to Peru—The Salkantay Trek! 5 days of hiking, reaching an elevation of about 15,190 feet/4,630 meters, and ending with a journey to Machu Picchu! I am so thrilled to be doing this, although there is aContinue reading “Salkantay Trek”