If you ever want to visit a country to learn about its history, Cambodia is where you should go. I’m writing this after visiting Phnom Penh and I’ve seen the power of history both contemporary and ancient. (I’m not sure how long ago it needs to be to be called ancient but I’m talking about […]
Bangkok’s High-Rise Buildings and Hierarchies
Like I said in my last blog post, it took us 40 hours to travel from Peru to Bangkok and I arrived very confused, tired, excited and with very swollen ankles from spending 26 hours in the air and not being able to lie flat. Our first 8 hour flight from Lima to LAX was […]
From Nazca to Lima: The Final Few Days
It’s not often I fit 6 places into one blog but at the same time, it’s not often I see 6 places in the space of only a few days! I arrived in Nazca in a daze. I had slept so badly on the overnight bus and all I wanted was some eggs and fresh […]
Arequipa and the Colca Valley
After a reasonable nights sleep on a night bus, we woke up in Arequipa also known as the white city due to the good weather and the many buildings made from white volcanic stone. You can see 3 volcanos from the city; Picchu Picchu (5,600m), Chachani (6,080m) and Misty (5,800m) which is still active. It’s […]
Machu Picchu
Old penis.* An old, abandoned settlement has captured my imagination and easily stolen the spot for my favourite place in Latin America. There are two ways of arriving at this beautiful place: you can take the easy option and get a train to Aguas Calientes town and then a bus up the hill to it […]
Four Days Hiking The Inca Trail
The last four days have been a struggle but a struggle well worth the pain. We started our hiking preparations in Cusco at the G Adventures HQ. We were introduced to our main guide, Kantu, and given a run down of the four days including how far we walk each day and what altitudes we […]
Cusco: The World’s Belly Button
We actually made two trips to Cusco (deliberately, unlike Salta) and spent a total of four nights in Cusco Plaza Hotel 2: two nights before the Inca Trail and two nights after. Cusco is one of the larger cities in Peru with 500,000 residents in the city and around 1,000,000 residents in the region. Cusco […]
Lake Titicaca Cultural Immersion
These last few days have been particularly special. I have seen many things as a tourist but have rarely had the opportunity to go deeper than the exterior. We travelled from La Paz, Bolivia to Puno, Peru relatively easily. I woke up again with more altitude sickness so spent most of the bus journey with […]
La Paz, The Capital City You Have To See To Believe.
I feel like this is going to be a hard post to write. Normally I try to give details about what a city is like but somehow, La Paz is almost like an indescribable city. I could write as many adjectives as a thesaurus can provide me or I could add as many pictures as […]
Potosí and Sucre
Our stay in Potosí was short and sweet as we’d had to change our itinerary after the drama in Salta but I think the more I see of Bolivia, the more I love it! Whenever I haven’t heard of a place, I assume it’s a small little town. Potosí has proved me very wrong! Potosí […]