Still on the Bucket List!

Craig had better retire sooner rather than later, or neither of us will be healthy enough to handle the altitude involved in this destination. After seeing Anthony Bourdain's Peru, Machu Picchu is still at the top of my Bucket List. But it'll take a lot of coca leaves to get us up the mountain, even if there is a luxury train! (And I'm so glad I discovered that fact!)

If you get the chance, watch the entire episode on the Travel Channel. I know the clip's long. If nothing else, watch the last minute and a half of this for his revelation as to how he feels about his place in the world after seeing Machu Picchu. The clip here is a little distorted, but still worth viewing.

At one point in the episode in a remote village in Peru, one of the locals asks Bourdain when he will be back. That reminds me of the many times on Isla when I've been eagerly asked by locals when I will be back. I'm not sure whether that signals that they like you, or just that they are hungry for the faithful tourists to return, but it's a good feeling for a traveler.

I also watched Bourdain in Greece the other day and almost fell off the sofa laughing. It was the snarky Tony, eating lamb and drinking homemade rot gut with sheepherders while he watches the boys dance and shoot off their guns. Good stuff! I wish that the Travel Channel was all Anthony Bourdain -- all the time! LOL!