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Jenn's Big 30 in Peru Day 4: It Demands Silence

The day has finally come, the one that we've been waiting for since Jenn first put together a bucket list of trip items together over ten years ago. Today's the day we made the trek to Machu Picchu. We woke up at around 6:30 AM and got ready with the plan to leave at 7:30 AM. At around 7 AM we realized that the train didn't leave at 8:30 AM but we needed to check in at that time to depart the station a little after 9:00 AM.

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A Surprise Trip to Machu Picchu for Jenn's 30th Birthday

A week or so before my 30th birthday Jenn brought me a cup of coffee in a Starbucks mug we bought in Paris in 2014. She then proceeded to tell me as I spilled coffee on my lap that in only a couple of days we'd be taking a flight to Paris to celebrate my birthday. It's a moment in my life that I'll never forget. If anyone was ever to make a highlight video of my life, my 30th birthday trip would be in it.

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