An Introduction

My mom: So what do you want to be when you grow up? Me: I want to travel the world!! Cut to me now.. all grown up & still holding on to this childhood dream of mine and trying to conquer the world, one country at a time!

I launched this blog with much fanfare amongst my friends before my recent trip to Peru! I was confident I could be one of those cool bloggers, blogging as I travel the country..but turns out I wasn’t as cool because I was too busy having THE adventure of a lifetime!!! and although this is a post-Peru blog, couldn’t help but blog about it and try to fit in some of my experiences into a series of blogs.

So why Peru? People asked me this question before and continue to do so..and I would go errr..too much to tell at times and sometimes I was just short of words. My trip to Peru was one year in the making…it started off as wanting to see Machu Picchu (a wonder of the world), the fascinating story of the Incans, Anthony Bourdain’s take on Peru in ‘No Reservations’, an ancient culture like India’s and also somewhere deep inside me I knew I could do this trip as a solo traveler and would do me some good both emotionally and physically to take on this journey.
I went through an adventure/ tour group - Karikuy and Julio C Tello the founder of Karikuy, customized it to perfection so I could go off the beaten path, take on adventures, travel Peru through road for most parts and my trip would ultimately culminate into the Inca trail (short) and Machu Picchu.

Armed with the biggest spirit, a flutter in the heart, a year’s worth of research and books in my backpack, I embarked on a journey of a lifetime to Peru.

Trust me, no amount of prep or reading or googling or manic workouts (to be fit enough for the Inca trail :) was to prepare this Indian Chica for a mentally stimulating and physically challenging experience in the Land of the Incas ..and all this with - Nooooooooooo Reservations!