http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/steveandbarb/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from steveandbarb en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:37:58 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:37:58 UTC 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 TransCanada 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 itrsquos http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/St--John--s/blog-73079.html 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. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/St--John--s/blog-57767.html For those who might be interested these are our average daily expenses for the trip.The costs are perPerson 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 MidRange Hotels. FYI Almost all of the Entrance Fees for the Ruins and Museums in Peru have doubled as of April 12005. Hotel 14 US day Food http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/blog-9874.html Well it was yet another early morning when we were picked up by the minibus 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 http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/Arequipa/Colca-Canyon/blog-9400.html Better late than never. Here are the photos from the Island of the Sun and Arequipa. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Isla-del-Sol/blog-9397.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Isla-del-Sol/blog-9044.html 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 didnt see alot of scenery until our return to Cuzco. Once we arrived in Urumbamba we took a taxi to Ollaytantambo and arrived at 300pm. Our train didn't leave until 800pm so we had plenty of time to take in the sites. Steve and I decided to have a http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/Cusco/Machu-Picchu/blog-8685.html 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 wa http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/Cusco/Aguas-Calientes/blog-8413.html Welcome to the travel diary of our trip to PeruWe 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 82005OlaWe 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 http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/blog-7694.html