Arequipa & The Colca Canyon: On A Budget
Although only an overnight bus north-west of Cusco, the second largest city in Peru offers a balanced, warmer climate and is a regular stop for travellers making their way through […]
Category Archives: South America
Heading Back to Machu Picchu: The Salkantay Trek.
Something wasn't sitting quite right with my first visit to Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail trek was amazing, there's no doubt about that (you can read about it here), but […]
The Best Things On Two Wheels: Trinidad, Bolivia.
I just can't seem to stop writing about this country, can I? Browsing through some notes the other day I found a list that Emily had made while we were […]
The Sacred Valley, Inca Trail & Machu Picchu
Of course, the reason I was in Cusco was to hike the legendary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Even having booked the trail nearly 9 months in advance, I'd still […]
The Two Sides of Cusco
Cusco is a city unfamiliar to few travellers making their way to Peru. It is the jumping-off point for tours to the surrounding Sacred Valley and world-famous Machu Picchu, making […]
One Last Thing: Why Bolivia Is A Country You Really Shouldn’t Miss
One thing that I couldn’t help noticing on our bumpy journey back to La Paz from Rurrenabaque was the astonishing, steady density of towns dotted along the Ruta 3, the […]
Into the Bolivian Jungle – Santa Rosa to Rurrenabaque
Our feet had barely touched the ground in Guayaramerin before we were forced to plot our next move. Although it would have been nice to hang around and take a […]
Getting Off The Gringo Trail – Trinidad to Guayaramerin (On a Cargo Boat)
You all know about my obsession by now about getting away from those pesky tourists, right? Eager to keep the trend running, I set about convicing Emily to accompany me […]
Touristy Tours: The Pros & Cons
A couple of posts ago I glossed over reasons people choose to take organised tours: they’re easier, time efficient, social and occasionally things even do work out to be a […]
I’m The Only Gringo On The Bus! (And probably a total hypocrite…)
grin·go /ˈgriNGgō/ Noun derogatory. A white person from an English-speaking country (used in Spanish-speaking regions, chiefly Latin America). [Source: Dictionary.com] Okay, I admit it, I hate gringos sometimes. They wear […]
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