Tag: Backpack travel
On May 1st, we left Yanque, Perú, and headed for Arequipa, the second biggest city in the country. We spent a week in Arequipa before taking an all-day bus ride to Nazca – home of the famous Nazca Lines. After…
After 10 months traveling through South America, we finally made it to one of the highlights of the continent, Machu Picchu, on April 1. Hopefully, there will be a full blog post about this later, but I will tell you…
We spent the whole month of March traveling through the Andean mountains of Perú. It was often difficult, treacherous, stomach-churning, and exhausting. But it was also surprising, inspiring, joyful, and beautiful. The month began with our departure from Huánuco. Our…
We finished our 5 1/2 week house sit in Lima at the beginning of February. It was sad to leave our new dog friends, but we were ready to get on the road again and do some more exploring. Because…
We spent the whole month of January in Miraflores, Lima house sitting for two adorable doggos! It was good to be off the road for a while. We were able to take care of things best done in a big…
We traveled over 1100 miles in December. We visited natural wonders and ancient ruins in the Northern Highlands of Perú around Chachapoyas and Nuevo Tingo. We crossed the Andes Mountains on an often one-lane road with steep drop-offs in a…
The first full five days of November were spent at our house sit in Cuenca, Ecuador. It was a bit of a hectic last week as we got ready to hit the road again and spent time enjoying the Fiestas…
We landed in the morning and walked down the plane’s stairs into the blazing sunlight. It had been a long flight. Just 24 hours previously, we were washing the sheets and cleaning the house of our last house-sit in Colorado….
