Peru, Travel

A Day Trip to Machu Picchu: how to get there and what to expect

  I’m not a big planner.  And I’ve learned from my past trips that sometimes the best things come from unmade plans.  So my Peru trip was much like that- before we left we had two things figured out: our tickets to and from Peru, and the knowledge that we wanted to see Machu Picchu …

European Travel, Travel

My Scandinavian Adventure 2017- Lofoten Islands (Days 12)

  After driving from the south of Norway and working our way north to explore the fjords, hike, camp and take in all the sights of Norway, we passed into the Arctic Circle.  We were nearing the end of the Norway aspect of our trip, but we had one last destination- the Lofoten Islands. So …

European Travel, Travel

My Scandinavian Adventure- Geirangerfjord, Trondheim and the Arctic Circle (Day 10, 11, 12)

After spending our ninth day in Norway hiking a glacier and waking up in a beautiful cabin overlooking the mountains of Norway, we woke up feeling refreshed and pumped to spend another day of adventure in Norway- this time focusing on the area of the Geirangerfjord.    We began our drive, taking us about two …

European Travel, Travel

My Scandinavian Adventure 2017- Norway: Aurlandsfjellet, Borgund Stave Church, Nigardsbreen glacier (Day 8 & 9)

After spending the evening in Bergen, we packed up the car the next morning and headed for something that we had read about and were SOOO pumped to see- Aurlandsfjellet- the snow road! Our first stop on our way to our destination was the town of Flam. Like our other days of driving, we passed …