Stan and I waiting for Sunrise

June 25th 2015
After many years of dreaming of visiting Machu Picchu we are almost there! However we took the easy option of getting there on the train from Cusco rather than the 4 day hike up the Inca trail. The journey here up to Aguas Caliente was amazing. As the train chugged slowly through the valley following the Urubamba river, vast mountains towered above us. The river rushed along tumbling over t ... read more

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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

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Stan and Sheila woolley

Still Crazy

We both travelled and worked in Spain, which is where we first met, back in 1971. Things back then were quite different, no plastic card banking or internet to smooth the way. Our travels were put on hold for a few years whilst we brought up our two children. They now spend large chunks of their life exploring the world. In in our mid to late 50's we decided it was time we took up travelling again and this time write our own travel blog. Hope it can compete with the younger generations. We chose the nickname 'still crazy' because I guess that's what we are, still crazy. We completed three... full info

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