When you return home from a place like Peru as I recently did with my family, inevitably, friends and colleagues will ask you this seemingly simple question:
“How was your trip?”
But how do you explain what it is like to step over the rise and witness the splendor of Machu Picchu for the first time? How do you describe how you felt seeing in person one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World that you’ve been reading about for months and have seen pictures of your whole life? How do you put words to all that you’ve experienced, have become and are becoming as a result of this trip?
If you’re like me, you don’t.
Or rather, you say enough to be polite but realize that the fullness of your trip won’t be explicable – to you or to others – for some time.
So you wait.
And in my case, you share your thoughts over time with all the devoted readers of The Meaningful Traveler.
You’ve been warned…
Also, be sure to check out this free downloadable guide How to Photograph Machu Picchu for pointers on how to take better travel photos and specific ideas and specific tips for your trip to Machu Picchu.