Machu Picchu is certainly the most famous landmark in Peru and one of the most famous in the world; before the pandemic it reached 1,500,000 visitors in a single year and is now recovering close to those numbers. With its incredible and unique location this has caused some conversational issues though which has lead many […]
With another 8 hour bus journey out of the way we arrived in Cusco in the evening with just enough time to be forced into a vegan restaurant by the veggies of the group. It was surprisingly good and turned out to be the rule rather than the exception in Cusco. It was probably the
From Huacachina many people then go on to stop in Arequipa where there is lots of different hikes and activities to do before moving on to Puno and Cusco. With limited time on the trip we took a marathon bus journey overnight all the way to Puno from Huacachina. 26 hours and over 4000 meters
These might just be the two days of the trip that surprised me the most. Huacachina was my favorite stop of the trip by far and somewhere I’d go back to in a heartbeat. While 2 days was enough do fit in everything we could have stayed for far longer and never got bored. Here’s
After leaving Lima and starting to head south, Paracas is the first place almost every stops to break up the long road trips and get some activities ticked off the list. There is one place I would recommend stopping before you even get to Paracas though and that is Chincha Alta. Chincha is a
My longest trip of the year so far and comfortably the best; Peru certainly lived up to all of the plaudits it gets online. With a little research I quickly realized how vast Peru is and assumed a trip like this would need weeks upon weeks to backpack across, countless hours of organisation and completely
No matter what you plan on doing in Peru it is likely you will start in Lima. It has the biggest airport in the country and so it is the cheapest and easiest starting point to get to. Usually the capital city of a country is one of the best places to visit to
Our trip We started our trip to Portugal in the same way as most of my holidays… by renting a car and getting on the road. We flew into Lisbon and drove up the coast to Peniche; a town famous across the world in the surfing community due to the incredible size of the waves
When you ask someone where they want to go on holiday Montenegro is probably nowhere near the top of the list and I’d be lying if I said it was for me. So it is no surprise this trip was not a product of my bucket list nor of seeing trending Tik Toks telling me
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New York city has been on the bucket list of travelers from all over the world for a long time and for good reason. The concrete jungle has so much to do and see, an incredible food culture, easy transportation and a great climate; there really isn’t much you could add to this city to
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