A week with the Inkas – part 4

A week with the Inkas – part 1

A week with the Inkas – part 2

A week with the Inkas – part 3 – Machu Picchu

Day 5:

After the night train back to Sacred Valley the night before, today was a much more relaxing day. I went for the Chocolate making workshop (中文請往下)

A week with the Inkas – part 3 – Machu Picchu

A week with the Inkas – part 1

A week with the Inkas – part 2

Day 4:

MACHU PICCHU!

What a magical place! The day was extremely foggy, adding more to the mystery around the ancient ruins. (中文請往下) I was up at 4am, to try and catch the sunrise on top

A week with the Inkas – part 2

A week with the Inkas – part 1

Day 3:

Day – Today I planned on visiting three more ruins around the Sacred Valley. (中文請往下) Initially I intended to take buses or mini shared vans to get around to save money. But after talking with the tourism office, they suggested it was too difficult as there weren’t many buses in that direction

A week with the Inkas – part 1

This is my final trip around South America, before new adventures on another continent. I went on a week trip around Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.

Areas of interest: Cusco, Saqsayhuaman, Moray, Ollantaytambo, Salineras, Pisac, Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu and Museo de Choco. (中文請往下)

Buenos Aires in 4 days – part 2

Buenos Aires in 4 days – part 1.

2 days in Uruguay – click here!

Day 3:

Morning – Another free walking tour with free walking tour at 10.30am, meeting just to the side of Teatro Colon. This time we had Franco, who had brought along his guitar, and throughout the tour sang Argentinian folk songs to our group – who doesn’t like a guy who sings? The morning tour covers the fancier grounds

Buenos Aires in 4 days – part 1

Areas of interest: San Telmo Sunday market, Caminito, Recoleta, Palermo, Teatro Colón, Barolo Palace, Casa Saltshaker. (中文請往下)

Day 1:

Morning – Arrive at the international airport Ezeiza. Paid for a bus/shuttle transfer to hostel, ARS$220. This involved a 30 minute bus ride to their central hub, then you are allocated to a smaller car depending on your destination, to be dropped off at the door. It took one hour in total, cost half the price of private taxi. You can also take a public bus for ARS$8, but it will take 2 hours! There’s another company that also provides shuttle service, cheaper but not very organised, and no care with your luggage, so I would recommend Tienda Leon.

Afternoon – After checking in, I went for a free walking tour at 3pm outside the congress building. This lasts 2.5 – 3 hours, it’s one of the

Uruguay in 2 days

Out of the six day trip to Buenos Aires, I took two days across the river to visit Uruguay – both Colonia and Montevideo. It’s a small country, laid back, not too many activities, below are some