Our cab from the airport (a reasonable 60 solas [$20] for 4 people) dropped us off in the heart of Miraflores and from there we set off to explore the area and spend some time before lunch. Eric and...
Blog posts from Peru
Machu Picchu
What's that? You want to see some photos of Machu Picchu? Oh, alright. :) When we arrived around 7:30am, the clouds were covering Wayna Picchu but soon afterward, the sun burned them off and we were...
Aguas Calientes
The train ride into the Sacred Valley was absolutely stunning but I'm afraid we didn't enjoy it as much as we should have because we were so grateful to have made the train that we nearly passed out...
the most scenic cab ride ever
The cab ride from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo was full of drama not only due to the fact that we had no wiggle room to make our train, but that the scenery just got better and better as we wound our way...
celebrating our anniversary
Hola! We are back from our whirlwind vacation to Lima and Machu Picchu in Peru just in time to celebrate our eight year wedding anniversary! It all started with a trip to Hawaii eight years ago......
a good month so far…
We've been a bit lax with updates, in part because we post many of our quickie updates on Facebook, but so far we've had a great month. Some of the highlights: Had one of my UNC papers accepted to...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol, UK (Jun)
London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)