“Love looks through spectacles that make copper look like gold, poverty like riches, and tears like pearls.” – Peruvian Proverb Honestly, before this trip, I do not know anything about Peru but Machu Picchu. Almost a decade ago when I visited Ankor Wat, Cambodia in 2008 when I was at awe with the ancient … Continue reading
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Cuzco & Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain: Being Miserable Is A Choice
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” – Carlos Castaneda (a Peruvian writer of Journey to Ixtian) That same day when I went inside Machu Picchu and climbed Huayna Picchu, I took the train going to Cuzco to spend the night there. I arrived around 8pm … Continue reading
Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu, & The Sacred Valley: The World Is More Beautiful
“Seek and see all the marvels around you. You will get tired of looking at yourself alone, and that fatigue will make you deaf and blind to everything else.” ― Carlos Castaneda (a Peruvian writer, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge) Peru has always been on the list of countries I want to … Continue reading