Today we visited sacred valley by bikes. We rented mountain bikes and had a tour guide. It was quite challenging for me because it was only the second time I used a mountain bike, and it was hilly and muddy. I was pretty slow compared with the rest of the family. Beatrice and Max go mountain biking every weekend. I finally learned how to go up without too much effort. I did manage to fall once, because it got too slippery. JN also fell shortly after. My bike tire...

Today we finally visited Macchupiccu. We had a guided visit with Erick for three to four hours and then had time to explore on our own for a couple of hours. The place is absolutely amazing, it takes your breath away. Located on a mountain in a cloud forest, periodically covered by mist, it looks like a magical place. The architecture and design of the city are very unique, and sophisticated. I could spend days there, without getting tired of it. There were some ...

The sunny day yesterday seemed too good to be true. It rained most of the night and so when it was time to wake up, Erick came to the tent suggesting that we reconsider options to avoid a probably very middy and slippery trail to llactapata and aguas calientes. It seemed that I was the only one still motivated enough but we said we would sleep an extra hour and see if the rain stopped. One hour later it was not raining anymore so I started to get ready to go hiki...

Today it feels like we came back to civilization, I am in a tent in the village of La playa (no beach there, though), hearing American music coming from the convenience store / restaurant where we are having our meals. There are so many things on sale (sodas, detergent, beer, flip flops...) that I am almost overwhelmed. What a change from the alpine landscape yesterday where we could hear the same repetitive Peruvian folk music in the background, or the quaint Ca...

This morning, our guide informed us that the weather was not great, and it would better to take a car to Aguas Calientes. Of course, JN wasn't satisfied with that, so we decided to wait for an hour to see if conditions improve. Finally, we all decided to hike hoping that it would not rain too much. I wanted to hike because it was through the cloud forest, and thought that it would a unique experience. It was quite nice to hike through coffee and avocado fields ...