We are back in La Paz hoping to make it over night to Sucre by bus. Everywhere in Bolivia are strikes and street blockades interrupt transportation randomly. Continue reading
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Rurrenabaque to La Paz
The changing landscape from the Amazon basin to the Altiplano seen from the plane. Continue reading
American Banana Bread versus French Croissant
Ron, the banana bread guy, is a long established institution of Rurrenabaque. Continue reading
Handicrafting in the Jungle
Picking up new skills on the way was one of our objectives: However, learning how to make jewelry in the jungle came as a surprise. Continue reading
Our Jungle Trip
We had an amazing 3 day trip in the jungle of Madidi National Park, one of the larges protected areas in the world. Continue reading
La Paz
After a relaxed day on the Peruvian part of Lake Titicaca we decided to move on to La Paz. Continue reading
Crosssing borders and a NGO
We took the bus along Lake Titicaca to cross borders between Peru and Bolivia. Continue reading
Lake Titicaca
We arrived in Puno at Lake Titicaca on April 30th. Continue reading
Moving on to Bolivia
Today is our last day in Cusco. Continue reading
Machu Picchu
Here are the highly anticipated pictures from Machu Picchu. Continue reading
Putucusi
Putucusi, Quechua for “Happy Mountain”, is a round-shaped mountain located on the opposite side (northeast) of the Urubamba (Vilcanota) River to Machu Picchu. Continue reading
Hiking along the train tracks to Machu Picchu: St. Teresa to Aquas Calientes in pictures
Even though everybody told us that the backpacker route to Machu Picchu via St. Teresa is very easy we couldn’t get a clear idea what to expect. Continue reading
Sacred Valley
Photos from our trip through the Urubamba valley – the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Continue reading
Into the Sacred Valley
Saturday morning we board the local bus – destination Urubamba – approximately 1.5h from Cusco. This is the beginning of our trip toward Machu Picchu. Continue reading
Tipón and Piquillacta
Before heading out into the Sacred Valley and to Machu Picchu here are a few interesting sights we visited just outside of Cusco: Continue reading
Qorikancha – Cusco
One afternoon we visited The Convent of Santo Domingo or Qorikancha – the Temple of the Sun built by the Incas. Continue reading
Busy kitchen
After almost 3 weeks of Peruvian food…that i luuuve…i am missing veggie dishes..like ratatouille… Continue reading
The Inca is still fighting
Inca Kola vs. Coca Cola Continue reading
A Thin Line
We are excited to experience new food wherever we go Continue reading
A WONDERFUL MIND 