Day 239 We were leaving Cusco for the Peruvian Jungle. The Cultural Zone of Manu National Park (Biosphere Reserve) was our destination for the next …
New Year’s Eve 2011 and The Sacred Valley of the Incas: Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salinas de Maras and Moray
Day 236 There were so many Inca ruins around Cusco and we opted to visit most of them. On our day’s schedule we found the …
Machu Picchu — The Lost City of the Incas
Day 234 In the morning our Machu Picchu adventure commenced: First we took a (chicken) bus for 2.5 hours to the town of Ollantaytambo. There …
The Inca Empire: Exploring Cusco, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo and Tambomachay
Day 233 Now, the last few weeks have been very eventful. I am glad I finally come around finishing another blog post. Lets start: Our …
The South of Peru: The Andes, Arequipa, Colca Canyon and Christmas
Day 228 18 hours on the bus! Yet another Cruz del Sur coach trip was waiting for us on this day in late December. Our …
Central Peru: Sightseeing in Lima – Miraflores, Historic Downtown and Barranco
Day 224 We had to leave. Well, we wanted to leave. This coach trip turned out to be actually pretty cool. We went with Cruz …
Boat Cruise around the Galapagos Islands
Day 219 We were not sad to leave Guayaquil. With AeroGal we flew to The Galapagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón) — an archipelago …
Central Ecuador: Coach riding in the Andes, mountaineering and biking Chimborazo volcano plus exploring Guayaquil
Day 215 It was time to move on. Quito turned out to be not at all to be as a bad place as many people …
In Ecuador: Exploring Quito, standing on the equator and climbing Cotopaxi volcano
Day 212 Early in the morning our trip to Quito in Ecuador commenced. In Cancun we boarded an American Airlines flight to… to Miami! There …
Final days in Yucatan: Cancun, Chichen Itza Ruins, and world class tennis
Day 209 After some nice paninis at Barlito’s it was time to say goodbye to Isla Mujeres. It was a lovely, but very windy day …
Spanish classes and lots of leisure in Cusco
Day 243 After the recent activities Bettina and I decided to slow down a little bit. This meant that we would be sticking around in …