Tom Sweeney

Sucking Wind in Machu Picchu Tom Sweeney

Tom should have listened to his wife. He doesn't need a doctor to tell him he has a bad case of altitude sickness. Out of breath is one thing. Out of breath while lying motionless in bed is downright scary. Maybe his wife was right. Maybe he shouldn't be traveling alone. A travel partner might have reminded him to take his altitude medication, or balked at staying in one of the worst neighborhoods in Lima, or turned down that free road-side buffet. Share in Tom's humorous attempts to find a travel partner and his encounter with a train-stopping avalanche. It's a trip you don't want to miss.