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 Picchu, perhaps even a #selfie with one of the free-roaming llamas and alpacas? Just don’t get tempted to run through the Lost City without your…
Back in 2014, I spent 3 months backpacking around South America. One of the countries I visited was Bolivia and I knew well in advance of the trip that I’d want to visit Lake Titicaca. In Andean culture, Titicaca is the birthplace of the sun. If that wasn’t enough of an accolade, it’s also the…
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. As is the food. And there are plenty of things to do in Lima too. The city is usually surrounded in fog but don’t worry,…
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, Peru, to Iquitos in Peru. Sure, we could have got a Lima to Iquitos flight but where’s the fun in that? Our Iquitos by boat…
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 do for years but was saving until after graduation. If you’re hoping to spend some time backpacking South America, I’ve put together our South America…
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 probably wonder where it is and where it goes (and so did I until I started looking up ways to get to Machu Picchu!). But,…