June 15, 2006 The first leg of our adventure started by driving to Montreal, our plan was to stay at the Holiday Inn close to the TCH (Trans-Canada Highway), some how we managed to go to the wrong Holiday Inn, got lost with all the detours and construction. Phew! We finally made it to our hotel. June 16, 2006 The next leg of our drive to NFLD took us to Magnetic Hill. Not sure if it’s an optical illusion or real, but driving backwards in neutral up hill is a very cool experience and it was only $5.00. We also had [View Full Entry]

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Steve and Barb will be on the road soon. We'll be travelling east to see the wonders of Newfoundland. Stay tuned for our great adventure. [View Full Entry]

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For those who might be interested these are our average daily expenses for the trip. The costs are per/Person in US$ and do not include the flights from Lima to Cuzco ($100US) and Arequipa to Lima ($71US). In general we stayed in the higher end of the Mid-Range Hotels. FYI Almost all of the Entrance Fees for the Ruins and Museums in Peru have doubled as of April 1/2005. * Hotel - $14 US / day * Food - $8 US / day * Transportation - $8 US / day * Entrance Tickets - $8 US / day * Other - [View Full Entry]

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Well it was yet another early morning when we were picked up by the mini-bus to take us to Colca Canyon. Somehow we managed to get placed into a French tour group (there seems to be a misconception amoungst Peruvians that all Canadians speak French) but the guide was very nice and gave us our own English translation on the side. Plus it was entertaining to practice our French. It was a long, bumpy 5 hour ride into the Canyon but fortunately we had a number of stops along the way to break it up. Our first stop was the Vicuna [View Full Entry]

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Better late than never. Here are the photos from the Island of the Sun and Arequipa. [View Full Entry]

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We're on our last leg of our great adventure. Last time we were heading to the Isle del Sol. What an absolutely beautiful place. Sorry no pictures this time you'll have to wait in suspence to see the rest of the pictures. Inca legend states that the Sun was born there. My sunburn proves it (ha, ha). We stayed at this beautiful place called the Eco Lodge. The lodge over looks the pre incan terraces, Lake Titicaca, and the Cordiellia Real Mountains. Breath-taking!!!! The Eco Lodge is an environmentally friendly lodge. Each adobe style cottage consists of a traditional thatched roof [View Full Entry]

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To actually get to Machu Picchu involves getting there by bus, which is not at all like our TTC (LOL), and a train. We travelled by night so we didn{t see alot of scenery until our return to Cuzco. Once we arrived in Urumbamba, we took a taxi to Ollaytantambo and arrived at 3:00pm. Our train didn't leave until 8:00pm so we had plenty of time to take in the sites. Steve and I decided to have a quick beverage and get our bearings, then we noticed the stream of big tourist buses coming in. Our hearts sank, as we knew [View Full Entry]

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Well its time to head out of Dodge...I mean Cuzco and head down to Agues Calientes ( actual meaning Hot Springs) to see Machu Picchu. We had a very nice time checking out the museums that Cuzco has to offer. We found this really nice museum called Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo when he came to Peru built a church over the ruins of Qoricancha. This museum houses some of the best preserved Inca walls in Peru. We're leaving this afternoon for Urumbamba and then heading over to Ollanytanambo to view some more ruins and check out some of the markets. I've [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to the travel diary of our trip to Peru!!! We leave Toronto for Lima and Cuzco, Peru on May 6th. We will be updating this site periodically so please stay tuned here for the events of our trip. Steve and Barb. May 8,2005 Ola We finally arrived. The actual length of our journey from Toronto to Cuzco took 19 hours but with the time difference it took 20 hours. Phew! After such a long flight we went directly to our hotel. A very nice place that was started by a dutch woman who decided to do something for the numerous [View Full Entry]

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