Though we could’ve easily kept sleeping, we had to get up at 8:30am in order to squeeze in breakfast and a shower before our 10am orientation meeting with our group and guide. This was where we met our fearless leader, Francisco, along with our 4 companions for the next 4 days, more on that later….
Category: Around the World
Exploring (and being locked out of) Cusco
After 4 sleepless hours in the Lima airport and a super early flight to Cusco, we finally landed in our final destination at 7:15am. First order of business: get to the hotel for a shower and real bed. After nearly another disaster situation with our taxi driver, who tried dropping us off at a Kokopelli…
Nine Hours in Bogota
Before we could embark on our Inca Trail adventure, Doug and I first had to suffer through 24 hours of transit, including 9 hours in Bogota and 4.5 hours overnight in Lima. It all started at JFK circa 6am, when we thought we were smooth sailing until we got caught in the extremely long line…
Inca Trail Packing List
It is finally time…after months of getting excited about the Inca Trail, reading up on others’ Inca Trail recommendations (and horror stories), and shopping for brand new gear due to sheer excitement, our Inca Trail trip was finally upon us! When considering how to minimize the weight I’d have to carry on my back over…
Hasta Luego, Playa…
Short day today, as we all had to leave in the late morning to head back to Cancun. We grabbed an early breakfast at Indigo Beach yet again, today consisting of chilaquiles (again…they were good), apple cinnamon bread with dulce de leche, and some yogurt and granola. It was a great way to leisurely spend…
Tulum Day Trip
With the intent of doing a half day trip to Tulum, we made sure to wake up much earlier this morning, but late enough to still catch our free breakfast at the Indigo Beach Club when it opened at 8am. Breakfast here is not your typical European continental breakfast, as we first ordered our entrees…
Taco Crawl! Taco Crawl!
I woke up this morning at 9:30 thinking, surely the girls have been up for hours and already got coffee and beach time. Being notoriously the last to wake up, I was shocked to find I was the second person awake! Should I go back to sleep?! Nope, time to see what Playa has to…
And it’s off to see the Mayans…
Three of my closest girlfriends — Beata, Thanh, and Liuba — became close nearly 10 years ago in San Francisco, moved our separate ways, and now live in 3 cities (SF, LA, NYC). Since we rarely see each other for longer than a dinner these days, we decided that we must arrange for a girls…
Gameday at the Sears Armed Forces Classic
Gameday, woke up at noon today and it was still 12 hours til tipoff. I started my day off with a bite at the bakery downstairs – the hotel was situated inside the KMCC (Kaiserslautern Military Community Center) which was essentially a mall, complete with Cinnabon and a food court to remind our overseas military…
Ramstein Air Base
At long last, my flight finally arrived at Frankfurt airport at 8pm local. Thankfully, I was able to get a decent amount of sleep on the plane even though the woman sitting next to me was practically sleeping in my lap half the time. My trip started getting better when I realized that Singapore Airlines…
The Longest Journey to Frankfurt…
And it’s off we go again, this time to Frankfurt for a work trip to the Sears Armed Forces Classic (I do work in advertising after all, and Sears is enabling me to even make this trip happen so thanks guys). The day started with Nor’easter Athena, who arrived at noon by dumping snow, t-minus…
So long for now, Asia…
Due to the fact that we stayed out late last night and oh, were running on limited sleep throughout our trip, we woke up at NOON today. So much for the sunrise trend. But, I guess we needed the sleep, and thankfully, Singapore was a small enough place that we were able to cover the…
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