Posted in Featured, South America on December 11, 2013
Tweet I recently spent just over 2 weeks in Peru before moving onto Ecuador (where I am now), and like Bolivia previously, I was met by many surprises – mostly good I’m pleased to say. With that in mind I thought I’d share with you 5 things you should know about Peru before coming here. […]
Posted in Other on December 11, 2013
Tweet If you’re looking for something epic and incredible to do next year maybe climbing the world’s highest peaks could be it? 1. Everest (Nepal/Tibet) Photo credit; Kala Patthar Range; Mahalangur Himalaya Height; 8,848 metres First Ascent; 1953 2. K2 (Pakistan/China) Photo credit; mariachily Range; Baltoro Karakoram Height; 8,611 First Ascent; 1954 3. Kangchenjunga […]
Posted in South America on December 9, 2013
Tweet Lima grew on me. If I was to be totally honest about my first day here I remember being driven into the city on the bus and thinking this may not be my cup of tea. On my 2nd and 3rd day though I changed my mind entirely and actually wished I had an extra day to […]
Posted in Featured, South America on November 29, 2013
Tweet I’m not going to lie, Machu Picchu is cool but it’s also really expensive (and I’m not just talking by Peruvian standards.) Even for those with an exchange rate coming from the Euro or British Pound, you will still find this place extortionate to get to. However, there’s a reason why Machu Picchu is so expensive and that’s because […]
Posted in South America on November 26, 2013
Tweet Arequipa was not somewhere I had planned to go originally on my tour of South America, nor indeed did I even know how to locate it on a map of Peru until about 2 weeks ago! Regardless, I was quite taken by the city when I arrived and wanted to highlight some cool things about it […]
Posted in South America on November 24, 2013
Tweet It’s funny. Before I arrived in Bolivia I was almost certain that I would love La Paz and that Sucre, one of Bolivia’s other large(r) cities, would not really be my ‘cup of tea’. In actual fact it turned out to be the exact opposite! That said, I still found many worthwhile things that made La Paz […]
Posted in Other on November 22, 2013
Tweet Today’s guest post was written by Simon Bowers. This (European) winter, because of its position in the Southern Hemisphere, the people of Australia will be basking in the sun whilst back here in the UK, we will be struggling to cope with the freezing conditions. Because of this, some people choose to go on […]
Posted in South America on November 20, 2013
Tweet If you’re travelling from Bolivia to Peru by land you may as well make a stop over in the Bolivian city of Copacabana. A) It’s right by the border so naturally makes a good stop off (for example in-between say La Paz and Arequipa or Cusco), and B) Lake Titicaca, the lake which the […]
Posted in South America on November 14, 2013
Tweet As someone who usually hates the use of the term ‘must see’ in travel publications, I’ve been using it a lot lately in reference to Bolivia. If it’s not the undeniable natural beauty of this country that gets me started, it’s an enthralling conversation about the current economic situation Bolivians are facing, or a look into the country’s deep (and […]
Posted in Featured, Photo Of The Week, South America on November 12, 2013
Tweet Sometimes it’s easier to just show you how amazing a place is rather than tell you about it. For that reason I thought I’d share with you some of my pictures from the last 4 days in the Bolivian Salt Flats. Whilst I hate describing places as ‘must see’ destinations, I think I will […]
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