The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu April 24th 2008 This entry will be very hard to write because it is such a mixture of amazingly good stuff that we did (mostly involving scenery and time spent without our guide) and amazingly awful stuff we did on the way to Machu Picchu (usually involving the name Felix). If you haven't read the previous entry about pre-trek panic then it might help you to understand the following...
We left at 4am on Sunday ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay Trail Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
This travel blog will contain short diary entries and as many photos as possible over the 7 months that I am travelling. I will be starting off in Mont Tremblant and Montreal in Canada where I will be improving my skiing and learning some funny Quebecois French. In February I head off to South America to do a whistlestop tour of 6 countries before venturing North to Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. I will be back sometime in June but don't even want to think about booking the return flight for the time being!
Sorry if the blog is quite boring - i can't be both... full info