Hike the Inca Trail with 0 impact on your wallet
It's very important that businesses take advantage of seasonal fluctuations in the travel market. Our company benefits by offering deals on packages that invite people to see our products. (hopefully, you will go to our website…
Adios Adventure Travel builds relationships with travelers
Still reeling from the high energy of the Adventure Travel Expo, we set about following up with our new potential travelers. I sent emails to everyone who handed us a business card or email address. People who had plans to travel…
Adios Adventure Travel at the Washington DC Expo
We had no idea what to expect when we drove up to attend the Adventure Travel Expo at the Washington DC Convention Center. First, we got lost and Vidal, (who lives in Cusco, doesn't drive and had just arrived in the US for the…
Machu Picchu in 1977
Machu Picchu MemoryBy Bob Fisher Some moments in time, like the shared revisiting of the past as in "Where were you when...?" are not only enduring but universal in their implications. And then there are individual moments in…
Adventure Travel Expo here we come!
Vidal called me from the Newark airport. He made it through customs and was waiting for his connection to Norfolk, VA. He remarked about how clean and new everything was. I drove to the airport to meet him and the first place…
Vidal Jaquehua travels to the US for the first time
By the time I came to the end of our women's trip to Peru in November, the four of us had bonded with each other, and with Vidal. We were friends. As friends, we talked about everything; our personal lives, our businesses, our…
Puno: gateway to Lake Titicaca
The super high-altitude city of Puno is a fascinating gateway to Lake Titicaca and offers locally run restaurants and comfortable hotels. Immersion into the local culture is instant. If you don't speak Spanish, you may find yourself…
Peru: life in the sky at 12,500 ft above sea level
Can people really live that high up? I'm talking going to school and work every day. At 12,500 ft above sea level! Visiting a high altitude destination in the U.S. involves an interaction with nature. Boots and backpacks prepare…
We were high. Really high. Lake Titicaca
(continued from PREPARING TO HIKE) Not that kind of high! This was a "real" high. The kind that blows your mind in a different way. The kind that makes you more connected with the planet you live on. The kind that makes you wonder…
Preparing to hike the Inca Trail
(Continued from previous post HOME AGAIN) In order to plan the next trip, I had to stay in touch with Vidal. I noticed that he would go for weeks and weeks without any time off from his job. He answered emails late at night. …
