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I arrived very late (or should I say early?) at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport due to a 5-hour snow delay at Tokyo-Narita. I’d been up for at least 40 hours since I don’t sleep well on planes and took a short nap before ordering room service for breakfast. I’m not a big fan of exploring a new country on an empty stomach. It was about … [Read more...]
Check out Part I: Advance Preparation and Part II: Getting There Buses for Machu Picchu begin departing as early as 5AM (and for this reason, some restaurants begin serving breakfast as early as 4:30). Taking the first bus is unnecessary: the trip is about twenty minutes and the gates don't open until 6AM. By getting on the ~5:30 buses, we were … [Read more...]
Check out Part I: Advance Preparation There are only two ways to get to Machu Picchu: by foot or by train. If you have the time, money and inclination to do so, traveling to the ruins by foot sounds like an incredible experience. Most accomplish this through a guided four-day trek along the Inca Trail, an ancient paved route that connects Machu … [Read more...]
Check out Part II: Getting There and Part III: Visiting the Ruins of Machu Piccu Hello, travel hackers. Allow me to (briefly) introduce myself as a friend and former colleague of your blog host, Scottrick. I am not much of a travel hacker, but I do use a lot of this information to my benefit. Because of this fact, you probably won’t find many … [Read more...]
Taking advantage of my status match to Executive Platinum status this year, I used a few eVIPs to try out their first class service from Seattle to Dallas for the first time. You may say, “What a waste,” but it was the only way to upgrade Megan with me, and I haven’t had the opportunity to use them on an international flight. Finally, if … [Read more...]
