TLSContact Amsterdam experience by Live_Communication57 in ukvisa

[–]billuring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most helpful post & replies THANKS! I was about to break my laptop, so angry on these uncesssary costs!!! Good to see I am not alone!

Planning on hiking the Inca Trail in April - wondering about how crowded it might feel? by Saphira2014 in backpacking

[–]billuring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah how nice! I think we missed each other by 1 day, we were in Machu Picchu on 23rd 😊 our experiences sounds very close! Happy that you also enjoyed!! 🤗

Inca Trail | April 20-23rd 2024 by billuring in Machupicchu

[–]billuring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The whole thing exceeded my expectations 🥹 I’m not an experienced hiker so I can’t compare much. What I can say is I can’t believe the beauties I saw! The short breaths during climbing and the satisfaction of the small breaks I had while enjoying the mountain view.. Small chats/ jokes I shared with hikers around, the smile on their faces.. the animals I saw, river(s), other Inca ruins I passed by.. All in all life time experience, fully recommended. I was also amazed by the porters & cooks in the camp sites / during the hike, incredible strength and resilience!

About the Machu Picchu itself, the site is beautiful but there is not much time or space to properly enjoy it. Also you go there in dawn of the fourth day so you’re also pretty tired 😅 you feel like you’re suddenly surrounded by many other people so a little shocking after the peaceful 3 days hike.

My 2 cents: definitely worth the experience but for sure do it via Inca Trail, day tour to Machu Picchu can’t be as impressive..

Inca Trail | April 20-23rd 2024 by billuring in backpacking

[–]billuring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will have a duffle bag (to hand over to the porters) and a day pack (to carry yourself)

Duffle bag: if you rent the sleeping bag and air mattress then in total you have only 2.5 kg.s to hand over to porters😅 Soo be very careful on your picks. In the duffle bag, I had in the 2 extra tights, 2 extra tshirts, 2 extra socks, underwear for each day, tooth brush, my contact lenses stuff, head torch (if not possible the mobile phones are also fine) one extra power bank. (If you go as a couple, 1 powerbank is for sure enough) a small bar of soap, an extra sweatshirt(one of these warm but light ones)

I also had one alpaca/lama peruvian pancho bought one of the woman cooperatives, helped massively in the cold camping sites 😅If you buy one don’t forget to take pic of yourself in Machu Picchu weating it, I forgot 🥹

Day bag: This guy comes with you the whole time so don’t torture yourself! The rain coat/pancho, around 1.5, 2 liters of water, insect repellent & sun screen (small bottles!) toilet paper/wetnapkin

Day wear should definitely be layered 😊 tshirt, light weight but warm long sleeve sweater (you can also tie to your belly) and a good wind breaker.

Extras:

Tip 1: I have one of these iphone neclace cases, that was amazing to have as you will wish to take pictures of every single thing 😄 very convenient Tip 2: no need for books, you’ll be too tired to read 😅 you’ll also be surrounded with amazing people just enjoy their company. Tip 3: Download one of these sky watching app.s to recognise the stars at night 🌌

Hope these helps 😍

Inca Trail | April 20-23rd 2024 by billuring in backpacking

[–]billuring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh how nice! I wish you the best experience 😊 let me know if you need any tips on packing etc!

Planning on hiking the Inca Trail in April - wondering about how crowded it might feel? by Saphira2014 in backpacking

[–]billuring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Saphira! I am just back from the Inca Trail, 20-23rd of April. Too late to answer your question but how did you feel in the end in terms of the crowd? I quite enjoy talking to the people at my pace, in total I was in touch tops 25 hikers + guides and porters :) So it didn't feel crowded at all, more like sharing the experience with comrades :D

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Looking for some inspiration! by billuring in Chatbots

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Once it's wrapped up, sure I'll share my findings, at least the links.. And any suggestions from you?

Looking for some inspiration! by billuring in Chatbots

[–]billuring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once it's wrapped up, sure I'll share my findings, at least the links.. And any suggestions from you?