The Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and the story of how we nearly didn´t make it!! July 12th 2008 We had our Inca Trail booked for Wednesday 9th July and after looking forward to it for 6 months we were glad to check in on Sunday and have all the details confirmed. Sophie had lost track of the days so thought we were going on Tuesday for a few days so it´s a good job that the trek company called our hostel on Monday morning and asked us to call in as soon as possible... all sort of thoughts ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca 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
Back in 2008 we took 21 months off work, rented out the house, found a foster home for Stuart (cat!) and ventured out to the big wide world. We saw as many places as we could fit in in the time we were on the road and returned home in February 2010 after a truly life changing and eye opening journey.
Our adventure lasted... 615 days!
After our return we fell into the routine of life back in the UK but have always planned to get back out there as soon as we could. It took a bit longer than we'd hoped but we did squeeze in getting married and a few holidays ... full info