In my continuation of telling travel stories from some of my journeys these past years while we’re all grounded due to COVID-19 lockdowns, today’s is one of the stories that Nick and I laugh about the most in our real lives. It involves Machu Picchu, a 5am wakeup call, dense… Read more
Travel for me is magical; it brings out these kinds of moments that often get overlooked in our daily lives and routines, moments that I have no other word for than pure magic. Whether it’s a sunset that paints the whole sky in spectacular color or standing alone among ruins… Read more
I often post photos from our travels around the world and get the comment “how’d you take that photo without anyone around?” Unfortunately with travel we’re often visiting spots that are dubbed “tourist spots,” landmarks or places that attract a lot of people, hence making it difficult to really enjoy… Read more
More What to Wear posts for more destinations here! Months before our trip to Peru, I started thinking about what I would need to pack for Peru. A lot of our trip was more “adventurous” than we are in our daily lives so there were specific types of clothes that… Read more
After our 2 days at Machu Picchu it was time to head back to Cusco and to do that, you have to head back down the mountain to the little town of Aguas Calientes where you catch your train back to Cusco. We wanted some time to explore the town… Read more
Machu Picchu might be an ancient land that you dream of visiting and if that’s so, here’s my advice: just go! It’s an amazing place but not without some pretty strict rules you need to follow to get there. So here are my tips for visiting Machu Picchu Sanctuary so… Read more
We visited Machu Picchu twice while there, once the day before at Twilight and the second time the following morning at Dawn. To be honest with you, it’s hard for me to pick which I liked better as they were both so magical and so different. Our second morning there,… Read more
Upon arriving at our hotel at Machu Picchu, the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, we decided to rest a bit and wait to enter Machu Picchu around 3pm. I had read a lot before our trip that between 3 and 5pm was one of the quietest times of day there as most… Read more
Machu Picchu… it’s one of those places that seems only real in a fairytale. And it is that magical in person and it is well worth a trip to see it for yourself, but it’s also kind of a trek to get there. And with so many questions about how… Read more
Peru was a fantastic destination and one I know we’ll for sure be returning to in the future, but it did also pull us outside our comfort zones a bit. I wasn’t sure what to expect before traveling to Peru and even though I did quite a bit of research,… Read more
When we were traveling through Peru, I had numerous questions come in from readers and on Instagram of how exactly I had planned our trip. A lot of people mentioned that they have heard it’s a lot of work to plan a trip to Peru, particularly to visit Machu Picchu… Read more
Back in May, Nick and I ventured out on a trip of a lifetime, or so I thought. For an early birthday trip (Nick turned 30 in June), I booked us a trip to Peru through Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu. When booking it and when telling people about it,… Read more
Our trip to Peru in May was an epic one and not only because it was in celebration of Nick’s 30th birthday and we stepped foot on our 6th continent to date, but because we fell deeply in love with the country. We had so many amazing experiences during our… Read more