After our day at the Brazilian side of the falls, we transferred via taxi to Argentina. Our hotel was a resort that was probably quite nice in the 1990s but was past its prime. On the plus side it was cheap by US standards and had a pool with waterslide that the boys made liberal […]
Inca Rail is consistently bad about assigning seats for groups traveling together on their Voyager and 360° trains. Seats are issued sequentially without regard to whether they’re next to each other – a problem for couples, families, and other groups. For example seats 16 + 17 aren’t next to each other, or even in the […]
After Cusco, we transferred to the town of Aguas Calientes (aka Machu Picchu Pueblo) as our base for exploring Machu Picchu. Aguas Calientes is situated a couple miles from Machu Picchu, and is the main way in and out of the ruins. The town exists only to serve the Machu Picchu tourism industry. Squished between […]
There are a number of important (and impressive) Incan archaeological sites within a couple hours’ drive of Cusco. We hired a guide and driver for a day to drive us to a couple of these sites. A private tour let us set the itinerary and pace, and for our family of four the price was […]
I’m a big fan of ships, boats, and being on the water (those two nights in the Galapagos notwithstanding). I’m also fascinated by the logistics of human settlement and life in remote or difficult-to-access places. Titicaca is a confluence of these two interests. Some context: Lake Titicaca is known as the highest navigable lake in […]
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