Our day trip to Avignon was even better than our trip to Aix and we really fell a little bit in love with Avignon. In fact, we plan to go back for an overnight or few day stay sometime in the future. The train ride to Avignon is about twice as long as Aix at…
Day Trip to Aix-en-Provence
A third of the way through our month in Marseille, we took our first day trip. We chose Aix-en-Provence because it shows up on most south-of-France day trip lists and because we had chosen a Thursday, which coincided with one of their market days (which are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday according to what I read). …
Life in Lyon
We started our abbreviated Leg 15 with six nights in Lyon. Our flights went according to schedule and after a layover in Frankfurt, we arrived in Lyon mid-afternoon. We took the Rhonexpress train from the airport to the train station and then an Uber to our Airbnb because it was raining and we didn’t want…
FAQ – What Did We Learn on Leg 14?
Our first big lesson from Leg 14 is to write down a few lessons as soon as we get home from each leg in case months pass before I make this post! But after brainstorming and reminiscing with Chad, we managed to come up with a few relevant lessons specific to Leg 14. Weather Really…
FAQ – How Did Our Leg 14 Numbers Work Out
We were pretty spot-on with our budget for our four months in South America. We were a little unsure about how the economic conditions would impact us in Argentina, but it somewhat stabilized as we were there, at least for the type of expenses we had (groceries, restaurants, etc.). Peru wasn’t as quite the value…
Finally, Machu Picchu
Our time in Peru coincided with the tail end of the rainy season, so we decided to hold off on visiting Machu Picchu until the week before we left. We decided to do it as an overnight trip and took the Inca Rail bus and train combo to Aguas Calientes, the town just below Machu…
Cusco Tours – Sacred Valley and Rainbow Mountain
Wow, these tours were a long time ago. I’m finally getting around to writing this post in November, but we took these tours April 10 and 30. Still, they are worth remembering and sharing, so I’m going to do my best to try to recreate the experience. Sacred Valley Tour Our Airbnb host booked this…
Marseille: We’re Home
First of all, I definitely intend to complete my unfinished blog posts from our Leg 14 in South America, including our trip to Machu Picchu that I didn’t get a chance to write over the summer. But for now I am skipping ahead of those experiences to record my impressions of Marseille after 2.5 weeks…
Cusco: We’re Home?
For the first time in ages, maybe ever, I didn’t manage to get my “We’re Home” post published during our long stay. Normally I like to do the “We’re Home” post about halfway through the stay but between work, sightseeing, and being underwhelmed by Cusco, it has been easy to procrastinate. However, there is plenty…
All About Arequipa
We increased our pace during our last two weeks in Arequipa and luckily the weather did get a little bit nicer for sightseeing. In addition to the Colca Canyon tour I described in my last post, we also had a chance to see the famous Santa Cristina convent and take a Ruta Sillar tour. And…