Tag: hike
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Indonesia Part II
Nusa Penida – A beautiful island that is widely known for the Kelingking Beach. Before the parking lot, there is a small fee for entry. Not sure if it’s a legit fee required by the government. It felt like a fee charged by random locals and that feeling was shared by multiple other travelers.. I…
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Beach life in Floripa, Brasil
Crossing the boarder to Brasil was easy and interesting. The bus we hopped on in Uruguay does not cross the border. They had a pit stop on the road, which you then have to walk across. The main street had you standing between Uruguay and Brasil. You’d see two different languages on one side— there…
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Patagonia — Fitz Roy
Everyday, I am still surprised about what I am able to experience. I feel really happy with how I have been spending it this year. After the city, El Calafete, a short 3 hour bus ride took us to our next destination, El Chalten. The ride there was scenic: lakes, mountains, and countless lamas. The…
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Patagonia — Perito Moreno Glacier
One day, I’m connected to the powerful Igauzu waterfalls.. The sunshine is bright, causing a multiple rainbows when meeting the splashes of the falls. The birds are soaring over the curtain streams of water, the monkeys are jumping from one tree to another, the coatis are crawling through bushes, it’s truly just another average day…
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bordering Argentina and Brazil, the astonishing Igauzu falls
I been wanting to see the falls the moment I first heard of their existence! I would often visit google images and be blown away. I feel very blessed that I was able to see them because the very next week, a storm came around and many travelers had to cancel. Fortunately, I got the…
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Rainbow Mountain
It took a lot of energy to continue onto to another hike. Honestly, we were only a pinch away from setting off to the next city, Tacna. But, that would result to missing two planned hikes. And I just couldn’t pass up two. Rainbow Mountain, originally called Vinicunca, is Peru’s second most famous hike (after…
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Chapter 5: Final Destination Machu Picchu
The day we been trekking for!! Travelers have the option to hop on a bus from Aguas Calientes, (the city next to Machu Picchu) at 5:30 AM to make their 6:00 AM Machu Picchu reservations. We woke up at 3:30 AM, left the hostel by 4:00 AM— hoping to beat the bus and make sunrise.…
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Chapter 4: Santa Teresa’s hot springs to Aguas Calientes
Finally, a morning where we can start with relaxation! After breakfast today (pancakes, eggs, and more pasta.. yes I said pasta for breakfast at 7:30 AM!), we caught a tuktuk to soothe our muscles + strained knee. We were hoping to enjoy the Cocalmayo thermal bath the previous day. But this morning worked out better.…
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Chapter 2: Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
Our wake this morning is at 5:00 am. We had breakfast at the home stay. Honestly, the worst breakfast ever. Water downed oatmeal with 3 small slices of banana, cold toast with jam or butter, eggs were decent and the option for tea/coffee to drink. At least it was enough to get us through the…
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