Month: March 2026

From Ruins to Retail Therapy: Our Final Days in Peru

After our highly ambitious “let’s casually hike into Machu Picchu like we’re in a Patagonia...

How We Accidentally Took the Hard Way to Machu Picchu

Wow. What a day. It began, as all great adventures do, with someone cheerfully announcing...
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Where Pachamama Said “Stay Longer” (and My Boots Said “Absolutely Not”)

I wasn’t about to come all the way to Peru and not hike at least...

Side Planks, Cherry Trees, and Saying Goodbye to Samadhi

Well this has been one of the fastest weeks I can remember. It feels like...

From Yoga Mats to Saddles: Adventures at a Sacred Valley Retreat

Here at Samadhi in the Sacred Valley, morning arrives gently. Around 5:15 a.m. the sky...

Despacho, Wild Bathrooms, and the Pumahuanca Climb

At the end of our first full day at Samadhi Retreat, we were told we’d...

From Cusco to the Crown Chakra: My First Day in the Sacred Valley

We woke up in Cusco (which I keep accidentally calling couscous, which frankly sounds like...

Worrying My Way to Peru

After months of worrying about this trip, it finally arrived — I’m in Peru. I’m...