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"Not all those who wander are lost."
I am excited! A & I planned our spring break. Never thought that I would say this about traveling but certain Wonders of the World is really pain in the *butt* to get to due to logistic difficulties, so I am hoping all these tedious planning will pay off instead of a tourist ripoff waiting for me on the other side. Not sure if it is the monday morning blues talking or just general negativity from the pouring rain outside. I am gonna blame it on the rain. Yes, Pinterest pictures make it so enticing that you are like OMG I must go to Machu Picchu before I die. I know I am a bit young to be doing bucket list but hey why not! Total amount of planning time for Machu Picchu ~ 2-3 weeks. I started with some casual browsing of things to do in Peru > look up how to get to Machu Picchu > look up restaurants > set-up a tentative itinerary > proposed the itinerary and the suggested budget to A > refine the itinerary to cut down on the cost > book everything. I think no one ever tells you how many different modes of transportation you need to get to Machu Picchu so I am gonna break it down for you: SFO > Lima via flight
Err, don't try to drive from Lima to Cusco (google map). The driving will probably take up one day of your trip. Most people probably book the trip with some travel agency to just save themselves the headache of coordination but I thought I have the time so I would rather plan my trip myself (retrospectively speaking, maybe I should have chosen a place that is slightly easier to get to). Disclaimer: I am not a master at planning trips, but I am very OCD about it and I shop for hours for good deals. Machu Picchu Entry TicketThe best site that I found that helped me through the process was this website: https://thriftynomads.com/how-to-buy-machu-picchu-tickets-online/ . It has screenshots. You can also use google translate! My high school Spanish teacher should be proud of my bare minimum Spanish skills that got me through the whole process of booking things online! The very very OCD travel schedule that I planned. Lessons that I have learned1. Don't try book things in the middle of the night
I am pretty sure there were other lessons that I have learned but I'll save it for later. Gotta get to my monday morning stretch yoga class so will update this post again once I have gone on my trip to let you know more about the logistics of getting to Machu Picchu.
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