April 11 – 14, 2019 We spent 3 nights in Cusco where we did some school work, lounged around a lot and ate some good food. We spent considerable amount of time in the town square where people watching was our main activity. Nina chased some pigeons, Maksim learned to do a good cartwheel and … More Cusco, Peru
Another early morning flight – it’s 6am and we are saying goodbye to charming Cusco, Peru and many Inka walls to soon be in Quito, Ecuador for a week long celebration of Semana Santa (Holy Week before Easter). On a side note, my muscular husband couldn’t pass through our gates this morning (notice original Inka … More Leaving Cusco, Peru, heading to Quito, Ecuador
April 9-11, 2019 The most expensive part of our trip to Machu Picchu was local transportation. In most countries so far, most of our budget went on accommodations and then food, with transportation being in the 3rd place. However, in Peru, we spent more than 36% of our budget on local transportation: 1 – round … More Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu, Peru
April 6 – 9, 2019 Originally, when planning this Refresh trip, we were going to stay in Buenos Aires for a couple of months with 1 or 2 side trips during that time. Pedja was unsure about moving too much with 3 kids, and he insisted we experience one place in South America in a … More Ollantaytambo, Peru
This is probably the earliest we’ll be at an airport. Leaving Uruguay and heading to Peru this morning. We had to be up at 3am to get in the Uber 30 min later for a 5am flight.This was all spiced up with an extremely obsessive 15 year old whose life depended on which foot goes … More Leaving Montevideo, Uruguay, heading to Cusco, Peru
Refresh Journey 