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The Long Awaited Machu Picchu

August 22nd 2008
Since there were very few trains available I had to take a 5:30 am ride to Aguas Calientes, which is the town just below Machu Picchu. I spent the day there relaxing and reading about Machu Picchu. The town was surrounded by high peaks and filled with restaurants, hotels and gift shops. The next morning I woke up at 4:00 to start hiking up to Machu Picchu. It was extremely dark which was unfor ... read more
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Welcome to my blog, which I wrote during my around the world trip from September 2007 to August 2008. After graduating from college, I worked for a year and saved. This along with the money I made from working in New Zealand got me through a year of traveling. My initial travel plans were just for New Zealand, but after hearing so many stories about where others have been and also just catching a bit of a travel bug I decided to make stops in South East Asia, Nepal and South America as well. ... full info
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