Shelby and I arrived to Puno after our 7 hour bus ride and checked into our hostel. It's probably my favourite hostel so far just because the breakfast had something other than bread and jam, (fruit, ham, cheese, avocado, and fruit juices) a nice change. That day was the day we were to register for classes for next year and we both had people doing it for us at home (Christie did mine) so we were anxious so find out how the registration went. There are always sna...

After our day off Shelby and I traveled to Aguas Calientes (literal meaning is "hot water"). This little town is the gateway to Machu Picchu and is only accessible by foot through the Inca Trail (a 45 km trail many people hike from Cusco in 4 or 5 days) or by railway from a town called Ollanta, about 2 hours bus ride from Cusco, and then about a 2 hour train ride to Aguas Calientes. Shelby and I opted for the more comfortable train ride due to time constraints as...

The morning of our departure in Paracas we walked to the bus station and arrived at 10 am, half an hour before we were to depart. This was advised to us by Bamba, our travel agency. When we got there however one of the computer stations was down and the line of people was quite long. We were actually third in line but the line did not move for the next half an hour. This bus station was not like the others we have been to. This one was just a hut outside with emp...

Well as many of you have probably heard by now, I am no longer in possession of my cellphone. I will start with that story because it is the most traumatizing and basically all that has been on my mind since it happened (yesterday around noon). Shelby and I decided to go downtown to see the "change of guard"at the parliament building in Lima, Peru before heading to the bus station to continue on to Paracas. We got there fine, watched the change of guard, and had ...