People always ask me, “where is your favorite place you’ve traveled?” Without a doubt, I say Paris or France in general. But for a traveler, that question is so hard to answer because there are a handful of places I would say are my favorites. And when people ask me… Read more
There are some trips that can only be described as “epic.” Whether it’s the landscape or adventure worthy escapes or just the idea of a certain place, sometimes you just want to have an adventure different than the rest. If you’re craving that type of trip, here are 5 epic trips… 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
Upon arriving at the airport in Cusco to head back to Lima and then to LAX, we found out that our flight had been canceled and we’d been moved to a flight 3 hours later which meant we missed our connection in Lima to head home. Annoyed and frustrated, we… 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
When we were planning our trip to Peru, I spent a lot of time perusing travel blogs for inspiration and ideas for our trip. One of the blogs I visited a lot to get ideas of locations in Peru was Gal Meets Glam and it was there that I found… Read more
If you’re thinking of heading to Peru, specifically Machu Picchu, you’ll have to get there through the city of Cusco which sits at extremely high altitude in the Andes mountains, about 11,000 feet above sea level. Just to give you an idea of how high this is, Sedona, Arizona is… Read more
Cusco, the gateway to the Incan empire! I didn’t know much about Cusco before our trip there, only that it was the city you have to go through to get to Machu Picchu. And while yes, it’s the gateway to Machu Picchu for millions of tourist each year, it’s also… 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