by alpaca | Oct 15, 2025 | Allgemein
Cycling to Sicuani Luckily, the next morning the weather was better although the bar had been set admittedly low with the buckets of rain it poured down the night before and the strong winds that made me question how much the tent could take. It was cloudy and every...
by alpaca | Oct 13, 2025 | Allgemein
Meeting Our Temporary Fourth Alpaca We got up early, packed, had a homemade smoothie (banana, strawberry and soy milk) for breakfast and headed off. While leaving Cusco we encountered an anomaly that we only saw in Cusco and have not seen again up to date: a dedicated...
by alpaca | Oct 11, 2025 | Allgemein
Restdays in Cusco There’s not much to tell for those days in Cusco, not for me at least. While the men had the chance to explore the numerous sites around the city and go on day trips, I lay in bed with a fever and dutifully taking my antibiotics. On the 9th I...
by alpaca | Oct 8, 2025 | Allgemein
To Machu Picchu and Back Day 1We had an early start to catch our bus at 6 AM, which would drop us off at Hydroelectrica after a 6 to 7-hour bus ride through the mountains. From there, we walked along the railway tracks, through the beautiful, lush green jungle and...
by alpaca | Oct 4, 2025 | Allgemein
Exploring Cusco On the 3rd, Göran woke up not feeling well, so we had a calm morning. When he felt better, we headed into town to have lunch at the vegan restaurant that I had chosen. On our walk there, we passed through the old city centre past the Plaza de Armas to...
by alpaca | Oct 2, 2025 | Allgemein
Arriving in Cusco After breakfast and packing our bags, we cycled to Cusco. Although the distance wasn’t that far, Jacques and I weren’t feeling so well (still having some intestinal problems from that stupid ice cream in Ayacucho). The climb to Cusco therefore was...
by alpaca | Oct 1, 2025 | Allgemein
An Adventerous Ride After our usual morning routine, we left the campsite to begin our slow but steady ascent up the steep slope back to the main road. With the sun fully blazing down on us the entire way up, we were happy and sweaty when we finally reached the top....
by alpaca | Sep 30, 2025 | Allgemein
From Mountains to Midgies Tired (in my case also carsick) and therefore a little on edge, we arrived in Abancay. The bus ride was unpleasant but manageable. With every bump along the way, I worried about our bikes. When we arrived, it turned out that Göran’s and...
by alpaca | Sep 29, 2025 | Allgemein
A Post For Our Fellow Bike-Lovers Disclaimer:This post will detail what types of bikes we have with what features in quite some detail. Therefore, it might bore non-bike enthusiasts, which is why they are recommended to not read any further beyond this point. As the...
by alpaca | Sep 29, 2025 | Allgemein
Why do Peruvians have to be so small? Just with ‘All those sodding dogs’ this entry briefly discusses another thing we commonly face in Peru: the size of its people. While this might sound a bit discriminative and snobbish from our side if you only read...
