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August 9th 2008

Published: September 8th 2008

Aguas Calientes, aka Machu Picchu Pueblo, is a cert to make the 7 Tourist Trap Wonders of the World whenever that competition is held. Stepping off the train from Ollantaytambo, we found ourselves in a small town in the grip of rampant construction, adding to the existing hodge-podge of unattractive, uncoordinated buildings. With every other establishment a restaurant or tat shop, there was a we... Read Full Entry

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John McCabe

Jabe

I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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9th September 2008

Tony
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Machu Picchu
You have some AMAZING pics, of Machu Picchu, it truly is a breathless place to be. I was there last summer, and the we were the there the same day it was named one of the modern 7 wonders, so that was really cool there was celebration EVERYWHERE! anyways theres a new site I would like to pass along, its called www.baraaza.com Its a cool site for people like us, Travelers I mean :) So check it out and tell me what you think. Tony

9th September 2008

Ant Carr
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Agreed, agreed, agreed!
Hey. Thought I'd write as I've just read your blog on Machu Pichu. I visited it with my grlfriend a month or so ago and felt the same things - overpriced everything totally overshadowed the visit. Yes, the site it astounding, though probably more for its location than anything else. And Aguas Calientes is awful! It's refershing to read an honest blog about it as so many are totally gushing. It's a must-see but not without its downsides and I, like you, couldn't help but feel a smidge ripped off as I left. In fact, we had to leave early as we couldn't afford to feed ourselves! One thing though. I reckon the dogs in South America are a lot more charming than the ones in Asia. Probably because people people don't beat the shit out of them, but treat them with a bit of respect. And I didn't mind the cats either - probably the most likeable inhabitants of Aguas Calientes. I'll be keen to read more of your blogs in the future. Ours is www.travelblog.org/ant-and-jenny if you're interested. Happy travels. x

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