Tag: Hiking
22 Top Things To Do in Peru
Yup I love Peru. It’s as simple as that. The jewel in the South America travel crown for me (and that’s a very high accolade as there’s some seriously great contenders in this continent!), Peru is a land of such diversity, such beautiful scenery, such marvellous culture, such delicious food and such fascinating history, that […]
How To Get To Machu Picchu – Best Options, Tickets, Prices & Secret Tips
It’s one of my 55 best things to do in South America and it’s absolutely one of the best things to do in Peru. Yes, the great wonder of Machu Picchu may well qualify for my list of the best travel things to do the world over… if I ever to get round to compiling […]
55 Best Things to Do in South America
Even just the phrase South America can give me the travel goosebumps! Yup, it’s hard to get me more infused with a sense of wanderlust than mentioning this continent. Perhaps it’s because it’s the place I first travelled solo, or perhaps it’s because of the incredible nature, or perhaps it’s just the vibrancy of the […]
Complete Guide to Visiting Phong Nha Caves in Vietnam
Technically speaking, Phong Nha is the name of one particular cave, within one particular national park in Vietnam. But like me, most people don’t realise that until they visit the area. So up until this point, the Phong Nha caves are a just short-hand travel term for the entirety of the incredible cave network that […]
Todra Gorge: 7 Reasons The Day Trippers Are Missing Out!
We all know that swooping in and out on a tick-off-and-on-to-the-next-one coach tour, is no way to see any part of any country. But this never applied more so than to Todra Gorge in Morocco – one of my absolute favourite places in this country and, in my opinion, one of its most underrated too. […]
Tusheti, Georgia : Ultimate Travel Guide
Tusheti? Yup, it’s one of my favourite places on earth. No joke. And honestly, I don’t know if it gets much better than that accolade! But that’s how good this undiscovered spot in Georiga is. Already a country that boasts a lot of magical places, this one tops the list for me, quite simply because […]
Choquequirao Trek, Peru: Everything You Need to Know
This is my complete guide to everything you need to know about the Choquequirao trek – from someone whose been there and done it! Yup, brave the most formidable hike around Cusco I have and come out the other side successfully and lived to tell the tale I have too! So if you’re wanting to […]
Top 10 Things to Do in Armenia
I think it’s probably fair to say most people couldn’t place Armenia on a map, let alone know what there is to do there. But that’s a real shame for them, because they are missing out! Yup, newsflash in case you haven’t read any of my other articles about this amazing country, but I loved […]
Best ALTERNATIVE Colca Canyon Tour For Getting Off the Beaten Track
The thing I loved most about Peru, and probably the thing that surprised me about this country was that, despite being a wildly popular country with travellers, it’s still incredibly easy and cheap to get entirely away from the crowds to some of the epic hidden corners and authentic treasures that still lie largely undiscovered […]
Huaraz, Peru : Complete Travel Guide
Before my arrival into Peru, I have to admit I’d never even heard of Huaraz, let alone considered travelling there. As such a huge country and with a tight travel timeframe, I’d already pretty much mapped out my time in Peru before my arrival into Lima in September as I fled the impending winter in […]
