Fettuccini for breakfast AKA flying solo
It was an opportunity too good to pass up. An…
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Gold Museum
The Gold museum isn’t just a room with gold bullions…
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A short detour to Bogotá
Our “plan” for this whole trip was to visit Peru,…
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Valle de la Luna
Just south of La Paz is Valle de la Luna,…
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La Paz grows on you
Okay, so we’re kinda cheating by writing only one post…
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Stuck in Rurrenabaque
The remote town of Rurrenabaque, gateway to the Bolivian jungle,…
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The Amazon in Madidi
A few hours upstream from Rurrenabaque, our jungle adventures began.…
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Coroico
While everyone else who biked the Death Road caught a…
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Death Road
Bolivia’s most infamous road, on a bicycle. The Yungas Road,…
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Walking around Uyuni
There’s nothing to do in Uyuni. Uyuni is a strange…
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Salar II: The Deep South
We awoke for an early breakfast before returning to the…
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Salar de Uyuni
A trip to the deep south of Bolivia and to…
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Bus to Oruro and Train to Uyuni
Most tourists come to Bolivia just to visit the famous…
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Tiwanaku
All that remains of a culture that predates the Inca…
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Walking Isla Del Sol
Mythical birthplace of the Inca Empire. As it turns out,…
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Copacabana for Easter
Copacabana, Bolivia, is a small seaside tourist town- except it’s…
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Dia Del Mar
Bolivians can hold a grudge. Bolivia is a landlocked country,…
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Into Bolivia
Fun times at the border. We made it back from…
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Floating Islands of Uros
Twenty minutes by boat from Puno is the community of…
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Too long in Puno
What are you doing in Puno? Just passing through… Puno…
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Amazing Amantani Island
We leave Chifrón for Amantani island! After stocking up on…
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The Capachica Peninsula
Capachica is a quiet, scenic peninsula to the Northeast of…
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A Trip to Sillustani
Enormous stone towers signify the dead. 30km Northwest from Puno…
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Ziplining in the Sacred Valley
What better way to experience the sacristy of the Sacred…
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The Inca Trail 4: Machu Picchu
The checkpoint into Machu Picchu opens at 5:30am. We were…
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Why do the Inca Trail?
If I had written about the Inca Trail on the…
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The Inca Trail Day 3
Day 3: the lazy day. Different tour companies schedule differently…
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The Inca Trail Day 2
We are woken at 6am by Juan with a cup…
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The Inca Trail Day 1
Inca Trail in the wet season: beautiful green scenery, fewer…
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The Sacred Valley on Motorbikes
Beautiful winding roads make the Sacred Valley of the Incas…
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Cusco 4: Tambomachay and Pisac
Venturing further from town, we find ourselves in Pisac. A…
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Cusco 3: totally ruined
Lots of ruins. Our new hotel is 3km from the…
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Cusco 2: not far from the plaza
We decided to switch hotels. The hostel we spent the…
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We arrive in Cusco
We arrived in the Inca capital with nowhere to stay.…
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Chavay to Cusco on the 4M Express
Getting out of Colca Canyon usually means a trip back…
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Colca Canyon without a Guide
North of Arequipa, Colca is twice as deep as the…
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Mountainbiking Picchu Picchu
The novelty of mountain biking down a volcano proves too…
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Tourists in Arequipa
A beautiful colonial city; our first day in Arequipa was…
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Pisco Tasting in Ica
The Ica region is famous for its Pisco. Tour companies…
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A desert oasis
Haucachina: a lagoon surrounded by hotels, backpackers, tour companies and…
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Las Islas Ballestas
After a failed start due to poor tides, our trip…
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Paracas National Reserve
The Paracas Peninsula is home to the Paracas National Reserve,…
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Three days in Paracas
We spent three days in a lovely costal town called…
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The Road to El Carmen
La Casa Hacienda San Jose is actually about 20 minutes…
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Every country has a dark past
The whole reason for our visit to Chincha was my…
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Chincha Markets
Our quest for breakast takes us to the markets! So,…
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First Night in Chincha Alta
Busy, hot and gritty, with mototaxis careening through narrow streets.…
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Museo del Convento de San Francisco de Asisi de Lima
Highlights include 12 metre deep pits of human bones! Museo…
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Purochuco
Purochuco is the site of pre-Incan ruins in La Molina,…
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Michael on Lima
A magical land where coffee and avocados grow in backyards…
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(2nd) First impressions of Lima
Proof! Yep, we made it to Lima. After a full…
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We’re ready!
It’s late January, Michael has cut ties with work and…
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