Machu Picchu by train & Lima

It was an insane travel day. What should have been smooth sailing - after all, Pittsburgh was clear and mild, so why would Atlanta, a southern city, be any different? But it was crazy! This day would set the tone for the next 48 hours. Basically, Atlanta had a freak snow storm, and being a southern girl myself (raised in Nashville) I am well aware …

Around 5 or 5:30 am we arrived in Lima - about 5+ hours later than planned. Of course, one is always pleased to arrive someplace safely rather than quickly, so my Mom and I were relieved and tired. We stopped in at our hotel across from the airport for a 90-minute nap (refreshing!) and then headed back to the airport after breakfast for our 9:20 …

The LAN airline was great in somehow managing to reschedule all of us who were not able to make it to Cusco on Monday by putting us on an early flight on Tuesday...and when I say early, I mean EARLY! The alarm went off at 3am in preparation for being by the airport at 4, and being off the ground at 5:50am. Yikes! But we successfully made it, and …