#thedashanddineperu

[meggyfin]

Keeping up with the family #plankchallenge while in Lima. It helps ease the pain to focus on the beauty around me + remember that I’m working out so that I can chow down on an epic @centralrest dinner tonight!!!! Planking #lima #peru #limaart #malecon #exercise #oceanside #thedashanddineperu #marriedchristmasperu (at Miraflores)

[meggyfin]

My favorite bites from Maido: 1. The seaweed tempura, sweet potato cream, squid in fermented beetroot, and lime gel + sushi rice cracker, avocado, trout belly, and ponzu gel. 2. Cod marinated in miso, crispy Bahuaja nuts, apple gel, on porcon mushroom powder. Basically it tasted like an almond croissant!!! Thanks @mitsuharu_maido for an amazing dinner!!! #maidolima #maido #lima #peru #thedashanddineperu #marriedchristmasperu #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger #top50restaurants (at Maido Cocina Nikkei)

[meggyfin]

My two favorite desserts at @astrid_y_gaston: the crispy carrot and chocolate “biscuit roll” with surprise Pop Rocks (aka. peta zetas)! And the puzzle box of awesome chocolates. My favorite was the golden berry chocolate. 💛🍫 #astridygaston #desserts #dessertporn #chocolates #petazetas #goldenberry #lima #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #peru #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger #instatravel #frompicchtocevich (at Astrid&Gastón)

[meggyfin]

Adios, #Cusco! You’ve been amazing and I can’t wait to come back (especially to visit my favorite painting of the #MilkyWay ever! (Look at the dark spots for animals like llamas, a turtle, a fox, and snake). But now we’re heading off to #Lima to eat all the things. 🌌💜#marriedchristmasperu #peru #cusco #thedashanddineperu #coricancha #templeofthesun #miguelcartagena #peruvian #mayu (at Coricancha - El Templo del Oro)

[meggyfin]

First meal of 2018 was quinoa pancakes with a view of the #Urubamba river. Not a bad start. 🥞#marriedchristmasperu #machupicchu #thedashanddineperu #quinoa #quinoapancakes #peru #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger #instatravel (at Machu Picchu, Cusco, Perú)

[meggyfin]

We had an amazing dinner at @inkaterrahotels Machu Picchu: the tuna tartare + chicken and golden berry curry. And then topped it all off with ice cream and a Pisco sour — a total home run. (Plus dinners with our @experiencemlp group are always fun.) #experiencemlp #inkaterra #thedashanddineperu #machupicchu #marriedchristmasperu #travelblogger #peru #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger #tunatartare #chickencurry #goldenberry #piscosour (at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel)

[meggyfin]

Finally made it to #MachuPicchu! Life goal completed. We even explored all over the site, with our @experiencemlp group and guide. And then @whatsmikeeatingnow and I took off separately to climb Huayna Picchu. Throughout this whole trip we’ve been reading about the history of the Incas, so we had to get a special photo with Mike and one of his books. #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #peru #machupicchu #huaynapicchu #experiencemlp #travelblogger #traveling #instatravel #lastdaysoftheincas #incanruins #thehorowitzs (at Machu Picchu)

[meggyfin]

On the blog and just in time for your NYE parties: how to make a Pisco Sour cocktail, the #Peruvian way. It’s surprisingly easy for how awesome it is. Link in bio! (thedashanddine.com/how-to-make-a-Pisco-sour) #piscosour #pisco #cocktails #mixology #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #peru #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger (at Peru)

[meggyfin]

Before we headed off to Machu Picchu, we took the morning to explore #Ollantaytambo. My favorite ruins were the #Pinkuylluna Incan Storehouses. (You can see them up in the steep hillside in pics 1 & 2.) My glee was palpable as we got to scamper inside and all around them. But it also gave us a great view of the terraces across the valley. Our @experiencemlp guide told us that there’s a theory that the terraces were built in the shape of a llama. Keep swiping for a helpful drawing to help you see the llama! #incanruins #experiencemlp #thedashanddineperu #travelblogger #marriedchristmasperu #peru #peruvian #llama #incanterraces (at Ollantaytambo)

[meggyfin]

When we get home from #Peru I’m going to track down some of this puffed quinoa and quinoicha for my #breakfast bowls! (I also hope to find some cool #placemats like these to bring home.) #peru #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #quinoa #experiencmlp

[meggyfin]

Day 5 of our @experiencemlp trek to Machu Picchu, we took a 6 hour hike. 1. That’s @whatsmikeeatingnow with the lake we’d be eating lunch next to in the background. 2. This 11 year old boy and his horse helped us out today. 3. Our lakeside lunch spot. 4. The best quinoa soup I’ve ever had. 5. Mike and me once we reached the pass at 15k feet!!!! #experiencemlp #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #travelblogger #peru #sacredvalley #hiking #peruvian

[meggyfin]

Day 3 of our @experiencemlp trek to Machu Picchu... 1. @whatsmikeeatingnow helped out a local bread maker. This may be the first time he’s used an oven since I’ve know him. 😹 2 & 3. We hiked up to the archeological site of #Ancasmarca. These round buildings were used as storage containers, high up in the mountains. 4. Then we toured a local market and bought more bread to distribute to the locals on our way to... 5. Hike from #Cuncani to #Huacahuasi where it rained almost non-stop, but the lakes were pretty and we were escorted by some awesome dogs. #experiencmlp #thehorowitzs #thedashanddineperu #marriedchristmasperu #peru #peruvian #hikingperu #incanruins #traveling #travelblogger #breadoven #workingdogs

[meggyfin]

Got to eat a #pachamanca lunch in the middle of our hike today! It’s an awesome process: they bury potatoes, chicken, cuy, pork, plantains, corn, and lima beans, under rocks, grass, cardboard, a blanket and finally some dirt and cook them all for about 40 minutes (at this altitude). It was all delicious! #experiencemlp #mountainlodgesofperu #peru #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger #sacredvalley (at Peru)

[meggyfin]

First day of our trek to Machu Picchu! 1 & 2: We start our downhill hike past some Incan ruins (always expressive) 3 & 4: We stop to get a lesson about #Peruvian weaving and yarn dying techniques. 5. I just told this guy that I ate one of him as an appetizer last night. #cuy 6. More hiking downhill towards the #SacredValley 7. #LamayLodge: Our home for the next 2 nights. 8. This place comes with friendly llamas! #experiencemlp #thedashanddineperu #marriedchristmasperu #cusco #peru #llamas #guineapig #travelblogger #traveling

[meggyfin]

Amazing post-hike lunch at @marcelobatatacusco. This salted avocado was awesome. So was the chicken with potatoes and golden berries, and the veggie quinoa soup. And if you swipe right you can see we also had a view of the hike we just took! #marriedchristmasperu #thedashanddineperu #cusco #marcelobatata #peru #perufood #comidaperuana #peruvianfood #peruviancuisine #travelblogger #avocado (at Marcelo Batata)

[meggyfin]

More #sacsayhuaman fun: 1. #spelunking 2. What’s this rock carving for? Idk but it makes a badass throne. 3. Sliding down the #Rodadero! 4. My favorite part of the Sacsayhuamán site: the zig zag formation at one end. 5. My second favorite part: the llama selfies! 6. @whatsmikeeatingnow is some sort of doorway 7. You can see our hotel from here! #thedashanddineperu #marriedchristmasperu #cusco #peru #incanruins #llamas #llamaselfie #travelblogger (at Sacsayhuaman)