Comments on: Cusco, Peru http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/2009/03/12/cusco-peru The best way to travel the world is with Two Beers and a Pretzel Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: JoeAyers http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/2009/03/12/cusco-peru/comment-page-1#comment-113 JoeAyers Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:17:58 +0000 http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/?p=888#comment-113 Commmoooonnn Sean. I'm actually having to work this week. It's time for a new post. Commmoooonnn Sean. I’m actually having to work this week. It’s time for a new post.

]]> By: Sean http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/2009/03/12/cusco-peru/comment-page-1#comment-112 Sean Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:07:35 +0000 http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/?p=888#comment-112 My blog is not connected to the main wordpress site, so I'd imagine you had to register. Don't trust the web when booking the Inca Trail. I got my reservation only 2 weeks before I trekked it. Many tour companies prefer groups of 16, and if they fill that quota, they won't add a 17th (because of the porter requirements), and they will tell you it's all booked rather than refer you to another company. E-mail as many tour companies as you can before giving up. I can definitely recommend Llama Path. They treated the porters better than most other companies, and the food was amazing - other camps were eating spaghetti and meat sauce while we had fresh garlic bread, asparagus cream soup, baked trout, veggy rice, and new potatoes. Good luck on your trip! I should be posting about the Inca Trail in the next 2 days... It's totally worth the money. My blog is not connected to the main wordpress site, so I’d imagine you had to register.

Don’t trust the web when booking the Inca Trail. I got my reservation only 2 weeks before I trekked it. Many tour companies prefer groups of 16, and if they fill that quota, they won’t add a 17th (because of the porter requirements), and they will tell you it’s all booked rather than refer you to another company.

E-mail as many tour companies as you can before giving up. I can definitely recommend Llama Path. They treated the porters better than most other companies, and the food was amazing – other camps were eating spaghetti and meat sauce while we had fresh garlic bread, asparagus cream soup, baked trout, veggy rice, and new potatoes.

Good luck on your trip! I should be posting about the Inca Trail in the next 2 days… It’s totally worth the money.

]]> By: forksandjets http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/2009/03/12/cusco-peru/comment-page-1#comment-111 forksandjets Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:18:36 +0000 http://twobeersandapretzel.com/blog/?p=888#comment-111 I'm enjoying reading about your experience in Peru. My husband and I are getting ready to leave on a RTW, and we will be in Peru in April. We hoped to hike the Inca Trail, but it appears that permits are all gone (that's what we get for last minute planning!) We are currently looking for alternate routes to hike (Lares, Salkantay). Will you be hiking while you are there? PS. A technical question: I also had a hard time using my own WP login to comment on your site. It seemed to have made a special login associated with your blog. It's okay by me, but I wasn't sure if that was right. It logged me right into your dashboard, not mine. I'll link to your blog from mine — www.forksandjets.com Happy travels and good luck! I’m enjoying reading about your experience in Peru. My husband and I are getting ready to leave on a RTW, and we will be in Peru in April. We hoped to hike the Inca Trail, but it appears that permits are all gone (that’s what we get for last minute planning!) We are currently looking for alternate routes to hike (Lares, Salkantay). Will you be hiking while you are there?

PS. A technical question: I also had a hard time using my own WP login to comment on your site. It seemed to have made a special login associated with your blog. It’s okay by me, but I wasn’t sure if that was right. It logged me right into your dashboard, not mine. I’ll link to your blog from mine — http://www.forksandjets.com

Happy travels and good luck!

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