Tagged: Jungle

Cusco to Aguas Calientes: Machu Picchu

Cusco to Aguas Calientes: Machu Picchu

Cusco to Aguas Calientes: Machu Picchu. May 29. There was not a lot of sleep to be had as we went to bed late last night and I was up early this morning because of a pair of wondering hands.  Life can get worse… We got on our Cusco to Aguas Calientes $100 U.S. tour to Machu Picchu in a van with about 13 other gringos.  I had to sit beside a crusty woman from Argentina who was a nasty...

Rurrenabaque: Termites Taste Like Mint – Surviving the Amazon

Rurrenabaque: Termites Taste Like Mint – Surviving the Amazon

Rurrenabaque: Termites Taste Like Mint – Surviving the Amazon. May 17-19. As I met Maar-sneeze in the morning she told me, “I read your blog last night.  You’re such an asshole.” I would learn to get used to being called an asshole in an unmistakable Dutch accent over the next three days.  This would happen often… The Survival tour.  Okay.  We will see…  Maar-sneeeze and I met with our guide, loaded into a long boat with a new friend, who...