Comments on: The Road Less Traveled http://www.outpostmagazine.com/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/ Travel For Real Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: L. Creighton http://www.outpostmagazine.com/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/comment-page-1/#comment-3592 L. Creighton Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:57:08 +0000 http://216.187.93.66/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/#comment-3592 I find it funny coming across articles like this. I am 19 years old (female), and just recently came home from a 6 week trip to Peru to volunteer on an archaeology dig. While there, I completed the Camino Inka- carrying-my own pack! I say it's funny reading these articles, because I never thought I would be able to relate so easily: the stories, the pictures, they all look like my own. Going by myself, I didn't think so many people would understand, or that I would feel connected to them through similar experiences. It's quite the feeling. I find it funny coming across articles like this. I am 19 years old (female), and just recently came home from a 6 week trip to Peru to volunteer on an archaeology dig. While there, I completed the Camino Inka- carrying-my own pack! I say it’s funny reading these articles, because I never thought I would be able to relate so easily: the stories, the pictures, they all look like my own. Going by myself, I didn’t think so many people would understand, or that I would feel connected to them through similar experiences. It’s quite the feeling.

]]> By: Darcey Lutz http://www.outpostmagazine.com/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/comment-page-1/#comment-3353 Darcey Lutz Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:57:07 +0000 http://216.187.93.66/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/#comment-3353 So much of the Peruvian back-country is being "developed" for tourism like this. What is wrong with staying in tents and limiting trekking on the most popular routes? The locals have a very limited concept of the impacts of tourism, on the contrary they (and their government) are often blinded by the money tourism brings to Peru. Don't even get me started on the carbon footprint of a one-week get-away to the high Andes. It is time we in the wealthy north, did think more about these things. So much of the Peruvian back-country is being “developed” for tourism like this. What is wrong with staying in tents and limiting trekking on the most popular routes? The locals have a very limited concept of the impacts of tourism, on the contrary they (and their government) are often blinded by the money tourism brings to Peru.

Don’t even get me started on the carbon footprint of a one-week get-away to the high Andes. It is time we in the wealthy north, did think more about these things.

]]> By: Jay Houpt http://www.outpostmagazine.com/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jay Houpt Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:03:50 +0000 http://216.187.93.66/2007/04/13/the-road-less-traveled/#comment-15 Great article, Rob. I'd love to go one day, but having read your somewhat harrowing adventures, I'm not sure I'll take that route. The locals must be used to seeing strangers (and tourists) passing through, but at one time I found myself in tiny, insignificant villages in Columbia, where no one speaks english and everyone stares, since I'm clearly not one of them, and they're not used to seeing interlopers . It appears that you didn't get much sleep on this trip. Hard to believe you'd have enough energy to keep going. Next time try ear plugs (to block out the snorers) and maybe even some knock-out drugs to get some rest. Loved the pictures...too bad there weren't more. Great article, Rob. I’d love to go one day, but having read your somewhat harrowing adventures, I’m not sure I’ll take that route. The locals must be used to seeing strangers (and tourists) passing through, but at one time I found myself in tiny, insignificant villages in Columbia, where no one speaks english and everyone stares, since I’m clearly not one of them, and they’re not used to seeing interlopers .
It appears that you didn’t get much sleep on this trip. Hard to believe you’d have enough energy to keep going. Next time try ear plugs (to block out the snorers) and maybe even some knock-out drugs to get some rest. Loved the pictures…too bad there weren’t more.

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