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Machu Picchu: Hiking my way through the Salkantay
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.”– Greg Anderson The Backdrop It’s time for the apex, the highlight, the grand finale of a trip to Peru. Especially for what has turned into a mont of full blown TREKKING for me. Machu Picchu. I always planned to stop at this most famous of Peruvian sites. And I always knew I wasn’t going to be one of those tourists taking the train from Cusco for a day trip. No, I was hiking there. The only question was which route to take. As my travels wear on, my itinerary is getting more…
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“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” -Benjamin Disraeli Finishing Strong I have but a few precious weeks left in South America. In July I head back to US for a short break between continents. I’m trying not to think about it. I don’t want to leave. There are still so many things I want to do, and things I haven’t yet seen. This deadline has put me in traveling overdrive. I’m fighting my personal tendencies to exhaust myself. This is supposed to be a break, a travel sabbatical. Not full time tourist employment. But with my pending continental…
