Two Backpacks One Couple

Wednesday, October 8th – Friday, October 10th, 2025 World Tour Days: 341 – 343 We weren’t done spending time in the desert, but made our way to a new location. Our bus journey was only about 3 hours long, which was something we knew we couldn’t get used to. Most of our busses in Peru after this one would be 10+ hours each. Once we arrived to our new destination of Nazca we checked in to our hotel (where we would enjoy rooftop breakfasts), then headed straight for dinner. We ate at the aptly named Pollería Rico Pollo, where we…

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Monday, October 6th – Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 World Tour Days: 339 – 340 After an amazing several days eating as much as we could in Lima, it was time to hit the road and begin our journey south. I was happy we went to the bus station early as it was a bit chaotic. Even though we already had tickets we had to wait in line to get printed ones from the desk. That process took ages and many people showed up right before their busses were boarding and tried to cut the line. Eventually we made it, though,…

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Wednesday, October 1st – Sunday, October 5th, 2025 World Tour Days: 334 – 338 Day 0: Arrival Day It felt surreal to be back at the airport for the last section of our trip. We were both so excited to be on to South America both because we knew it had some amazing places and also because we were happy to be wrapping up. 15 months is a long time to be traveling. Our first flight from Chicago to Houston was only a few hours long. The last flight to Lima was 6.5 hours long, had amazing food, and was…

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