Translated from my 2005 diary: We woke up at 4AM and a bus picked us up at our hostel to drive us to where the trek starts,… Read more “Salkantay Trail – Day 1”
Tag: backpacking
Cusco, Plaza, Cholas – Peru
Getting to Cusco brought us an enormous satisfaction feeling. After all, the entire “South America” trip had actually one destination: Macchu Picchu. And, although the hiking to… Read more “Cusco, Plaza, Cholas – Peru”
Puno, Titicaca & Uros
We got to Puno at 10AM and right away bought our bus tickets to Cusco, leaving at 8pm. That gave us just enough time to go on… Read more “Puno, Titicaca & Uros”
From Arica to Tacna
Arica is somewhat famous as a surf city in Chile, so our stop there was a bit strategic with small hopes to enjoy a Pacific beach. Silly… Read more “From Arica to Tacna”
About Atacama & Backpackers Budget
We got to Atacama around 8PM. I remember our hostel* being so cute that was worthy of the way-over-our-budget nightly cost. This is what I wrote in… Read more “About Atacama & Backpackers Budget”