Changing Direction

We did quite a bit of exploring. We checked out some of the things right around our hotel (yes the casinos, clubs & bars) and then spent the day at LarcoMar which is a large upscale shopping area full of restaurants and bars. While there we had lunch and then went for drinks at TGIFridays and watched the World Cup! Viva Espana! After spending the day there we got lucky and met a friendly cab driver/tour guide named Francisco who spoke very good English.  Although my Spanish isn't terrible, it was really nice to run across him. He offered to give us a city tour which we took him up on on Tuesday.   But before that, on Monday we went on a trip outside of Lima to an area called Paracas via Cruz del Sur luxury bus line and toured Paracas Reserve...   Then on to a little fishing village for lunch called Lagunilla. The contrasting views of the desert meeting the sea were breathtaking. We even got a chance to see the famous area where "Planet of the Apes" shot the ...

Excitement had been building for months and we were finally set to take off on our Peruvian adventure. It turned out though that we ended up in Atlanta for the first 2 days of our trip due to lack of seats available on the flight. We discovered that there is just one Delta flight that goes down to Lima and when flying standby it's a gamble as to whether you will make it on. The good part about being in ATL for a couple of days is that we got to spend time with family which was fun. We did dinner and drinks on both nights to officially start the pre-Peruvian fun. By the time day 3 rolled around it was "3rd times a charm" and we made it on board... 1st class baby! And boy was it awesome!! There's nothing like an international 1st class flight. Comfort, fine food, pampering by flight attendants, drinks, and more drinks. Thanks Cuz!!!   Our flight touched down at just before midnight and after making it through customs we were off to our hotel in Miraflores. Miraf...

I am very excited to be planning a trip to Peru with hubby.  Thanks to one of my cousins who works for a major airline, we have been gifted some tickets to go there this Summer.  We'll be traveling to Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu.   I had a past client who went to these areas and after seeing all of his travel photos, I immediately added it to my bucket list.  Travel has always been a deeply fulfilling experience for me.  Travel and immersing myself into different cultures feeds my soul.  The trek from Lima to Cusco and the sacred lost city of Machu Picchu will bring us close to nature and one of the great ancient areas of the world.  Being the history buff that I am, I am doing research on Andean, Incan, and Quechua culture.  In the Andean mythology Incas were considered descendants of the Sun and because of that they worshiped it annually with a huge celebration.  The Inca Empire of the the ...