Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, sits in the Andean foothills at an altitude of 2,850 meters. It is undoubtedly one of the most attractive cities in South America given its geographic location and its well preserved historic centre that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. On Continue Reading
South America
San Pedro de Atacama – A unique desert experience
[no_toc] San Pedro de Atacama and its surrounding landscape has to be the most unusual scenic location we have ever visited. Although this northern Chilean village is by no means a budget location compared to its northern and eastern neighbours, we just had to come here to see the Martian Continue Reading
Colca Canyon Trek – Why 3 days is better than 2
[no_toc] One thing I really enjoy about travelling is meeting people especially other travellers as it’s an opportunity to exchange information and experiences on places to visit, activities, places to stay the list goes on. For the most part we have had great advice but on this occasion we wished Continue Reading
Climbing Huayna Picchu – The Mountain of the Moon
Welcome to the last instalment of my Inca Trail blog where I will give you some insight into what it is like to climb the famous mountain icon that looms over Machu Picchu that you see in all the photos! Feel free to check out my previous two posts – Continue Reading
Hiking the Inca Trail – Our Journey to Machu Picchu…
[no_toc] Welcome to the second part of my Inca Trail blog. In the first instalment I talked about How we chose a trekking agency, costs, packing tips and more. In this post I will describe our experience of walking the four day trail and my last instalment will detail our climb Continue Reading