Our 3 months in South America Itinerary
Our first big trip together, besides a couple of weekends away, was to South America. We planned our 3 month South America travel route together, something I’d been wanting to …
Peru
How to Travel to Iquitos by Boat from Yurimaguas
One of the absolute highlights of our three months backpacking South America was taking a cargo boat to the Amazon in Peru. We went from the small town of Yurimaguas, …
A guide to Lake Titicaca & the floating islands of Uros
In Andean culture, Titicaca is the birthplace of the sun. If that wasn’t enough of an accolade, it’s also the largest lake in South America, and the highest navigable body …
Piranha Fishing in the Amazon
Before my trip to South America I’d have told you I had no interest whatsoever in fishing. Who wants to sit at the bank of a river all day, come …
How To Get To Machu Picchu – Your Definitive Guide.
So, you’ve decided to visit the Lost City of the Incas; Machu Picchu. You know you want to see it and get one of those photos in front of Huayna …
Best things to do in Lima, Peru
The city of Lima is a sprawling one. With 43 districts and a population of around 9 million it’s not always the calmest place to be. But, it is beautiful. …
A review of Sky Kitchen Lima cooking class
Peruvian cuisine is tipped to be the next big thing and there’s no better place to learn how to cook it than at Sky Kitchen in Lima. The first Peruvian …
A guide to hiking the Salktantay Trek
If you think of Machu Picchu the Inca trail is what comes to mind. It’s the trail that everyone does and everyone’s heard of. If I say ‘Salkantay trek’ you’ll …