Grandma Joins Us in Mexico City

A couple of weeks ago, Grandma joined us in Mexico City. We had a fun week exploring the city together, and we ate way too much! I think we wore her out with all the walking, but hopefully she enjoyed it as much as we did. Grandma came armed with treats from home: We...

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Hola Ciudad de Mexico!

Hola Ciudad de Mexico!

On June 3rd. we flew from Bogota to Mexico City. We'll be spending our last month of Field Trip X here in Mexico City (a.k.a. CDMX). We can't believe that it is almost over. These eleven months have flown by so quickly. We've definitely been having fun! The flight...

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I’ve made a mess with all this time travelling

I’ve made a mess with all this time travelling

We're more than a month behind on blog posts. The most recent blog post, about Chincheros, Salineras de Mara et Moray, was posted two days ago, June 5th, but talked about our travels way back on May 1st. Plus, we haven't posted at all about Sri Lanka, which was months...

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Chincheros, Salineras de Mara et Moray

Chincheros, Salineras de Mara et Moray

The day after we visited Machu Picchu was Sunday, May 1st. Chincheros, a nearby town has a famous Sunday market, so we hired a car and driver and decided to hit the market and see some other nearby sights. On the drive to Chincheros we enjoyed spectacular scenery....

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Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu

The ride in the collectivo from Cusco to Ollantaytambo was just shy of two hours. As you might expect, the views were fantastic. We were driving across a high plateau of rolling hills, tucked in among the snowcapped peaks of the Andes. It is agricultural land, so...

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Cusco, Peru

The flight from Lima to Cusco was quick - only about an hour - but the views were amazing. Even with an aisle seat I caught some amazing glimpses of the snow capped Andes. Beautiful! Cusco is so high in the Andes that when we landed it seemed like we barely had to...

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