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India Day 2 – Delhi tour
Read More: India Day 2 – Delhi tourToday was up around 730 for a 930 tour start. The breakfast buffet was huge, with everything you could possibly want. We were picked up by Ajit our driver and Ravi our Guide. It was raining quite a bit so we had our GoreTex ready to go. By the time we reached Humayun’s Tomb, our…
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India Day 1 (and a bit) – Getting there from here
Read More: India Day 1 (and a bit) – Getting there from hereWe have arrived. Of course you can't flight direct. I think that would be too far. We are about as far from home geographically as you can get. As such we flew through Franfurt on a nice new 747. Chatting with the check in lady I suggested that Business Class would be a nice upgrade.…
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Austin – BBQ and Siteseeing
Read More: Austin – BBQ and SiteseeingI used to work for Dell. Dell is based in Round Rock which is a suburb (sort of) of Austin. Every time I came down I always wanted to show Kris the sites. Fast forward many years later and we had some United Miles expiring and flights were available… so here we are. At the airport…
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Trip Home, Boats, Vans, Planes and Cars
Read More: Trip Home, Boats, Vans, Planes and CarsOur morning ride down river started with an amazing sunrise and we saw a jaguar. The ride is long but worth it. Such a beautiful part of the world. Once back in Puerto Moldanado we had a long wait between boat ride completion and flight to Lima. We decided a quick mototaxi ride into…
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Days 12-16 Peru – Peurto Moldonado and Into the Jungle We Go. 20 Years of Marriage!
Read More: Days 12-16 Peru – Peurto Moldonado and Into the Jungle We Go. 20 Years of Marriage!After our overnight at the Eco Inn (should be called the Echo Inn!) we boarded our flight to to Puerto Maldonado. Pedro our guide met us and a short drive to the office to unpack our day pack gear and leave our suitcases at their base. One small duffle between us later off we went…
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Day 11 Peru – Final Machu Picchu Day and Train Back to Cusco
Read More: Day 11 Peru – Final Machu Picchu Day and Train Back to CuscoToday was our 3rd and final day at Machu Picchu. It was very very smart of us to pay the crazy hotel costs to stay up top. 5am this morning I poked my head out of the window to see if the sunrise was worth it. It wasn't. Weather was much better than yesterday but…
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Day 10 Peru – Machu Picchu
Read More: Day 10 Peru – Machu PicchuWell today is the day we visited for the full day. The reason “everyone” comes to Peru. Must say the second day was as impressive as the first. You could “do” Machu Picchu in one full day but we wanted “the shot” and sunrise and sunsets. So we stayed the extra time. Thank goodness today…
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Day 9 Peru – Train to Machu Pcichu, What A View!
Read More: Day 9 Peru – Train to Machu Pcichu, What A View!This morning it was time to hop the train to Machu Picchu. Vistadome class which means big windows. We enjoyed those windows, some of those canyons are awesome. We have pretty scenery at home. This can be just as pretty. A bus takes you up a crazy logging road. Ok it's not…
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Day 8 Peru – Cusco, Incan Rocks and Spanish Rocks
Read More: Day 8 Peru – Cusco, Incan Rocks and Spanish RocksToday was a lovely 9am start for a tour of Cusco (Qosqo). We went straight up to Sacsayhuaman. Which translates as city of stone. Many of the stones used to build the cathedral were taken from this archaeological site (the walls were probably at least 10 feet higher). Stone walls (limestone, diorite and andesite) showcase…
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Day 7 Peru – Train Day to Cusco. Still Lots to See.
Read More: Day 7 Peru – Train Day to Cusco. Still Lots to See.Another 545 start to get our 8am train from Puno to Cusco. It takes 10 hours, but they sure do it in style. I can see why travel used to be viewed as this grand adventure instead of the sardine can style of modern airplanes. Nice wide seats, cloth napkins, big windows. Oh and a…
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Paris to Tours
We said goodbye to Ryan this morning at our local metro station. He is heading off to Switzerland to meet up with a friend in Lausanne. The rest of us took the metro to the Montparnasse train station to catch our hour-long train to Tours. There, we picked up ‘Genevieve’ from Hertz. Over the next…
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Paris Catacombs & Luxembourg Gardens
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Early this morning we reserved our timed entry ticket for Notre Dame Cathedral on Ile de la Cite. Established in 1163 on the site of an ancient Roman temple, the church took 170 years to build and has a long important history. The first stone was laid by Pope Alexander III. Henry VI was crowned…
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