Because the best travel stories don't end with ". . . and everything went according to plan"
May 27, 2026 In order to make my wake up time for flying out of Cusco I opted to just not go to sleep last night. Almost ended up getting in a fistfight at the end of that flight. The story behind that – arriving to check in at the airlines recommended check in time …
May 26, 2026 Today wasn’t a hugely adventurous day. Didn’t leave Cusco. Started off the day going to the Santo Domingo convent, which is built on the ruins of the Incan sun temple in Cusco that was called Qorikancha. After the Spanish conquest of Cusco they made the Inca tear the temple down and build …
May 25, 2026 Another day of winging it. I first went back to Urubamba to see what it’s like without crowds. The plaza is very pretty. Also has a neat produce market. Other than that, it’s actually kind of a boring place. Didn’t want to turn around and head back to Cusco, though, so on …
May 24, 2026 I still don’t really have a clear plan for how to spend my days in Cusco. Today I decided to see some of the things I didn’t see last year because I didn’t know about them. Started off with the colonial aqueduct. Sad thing is I literally walked right past it without …
May 23, 2026 It’s been a long ass day. Checked out of my hotel in Puno at 730am, walked to the bus station in Puno. Got on my bus. Had the front left seat on the second floor of the bus. Which is to say, I was sitting directly above the driver, and I had …
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May 9 2025 Today was a more or less lazy around Cusco day. Tomorrow I’ll be taking a colectivo to Ollantaytambo again. I’ve booked two nights in a hotel there. So, I can potentially go see some more Incan sites in the Sacred Valley, or I can just hang out and be lazy in a …
May 8 2025 – Chiquisca to Cusco I had a fitful night of sleep last night. It was hot, humid, and the mosquitos were BAD. Even sleeping under a mosquito net they still got me. I ended up leaving in the morning probably a little later than I should have. I did stock up on …
May 3 2025 – Cusco to Cachora The trek technically doesn’t start until tomorrow, but getting there is part of the process, so I’m including it in the trek. I am, however, having shit luck with the busses in this country. The one consistent thing that showed up in my research about this trek was …