At 7:10 AM, loaded with our big backpacks, we watched several sardine-packed trolleys go by before we decided to act like Ecuadorians and force our…

and the highlands were completely socked in with clouds, so we stopped in Riobamba to break up the trip to the Midal Del Mundo (Middle…

Bright and early we slogged in the heat to the Transportes Loja bus station for the only trans-border bus to Loja, Ecuador we could find.…

The next day we met Katie and Laura, Canadian girls that wanted to share a taxi up to one of the mountain lakes. Looking at…

We made our way to Cusco for the same reason that most tourists have, Machu Picchu. Cusco is a beautiful colonial city that was built…

From Arequipa, we boarded an 8 AM San Cristobal del Sur bus for Puno and Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world…

After about 2.5 hours of a harrowing, rainy bus ride along the cliff edge of the canyon, we arrived after dark in Cabanaconde. We made…

We got a 4 soles ($1.25) taxi to Ica and caught a local bus (Soyuz Peru Bus Line) for Nasca; a town with little (OK,…

Sun, Sand and Wine We left Lima at 7:30am on the upscale Cruz Del Sur bus line; for the extra price you get to play…

Departure morning started at 6 AM: last minute packing, a ride to the metro (thanks Nick!), the metro to Washington National (Cynthia reaffirming that riding…