Trekking from Kalaw to Inle Lake – How we chose a trekking agency, packing tips and more…

[no_toc] Stepping off the night bus at 3am, we were greeted by cooler weather, darkness, utter silence and one lone motorcycle taxi. Within 20 minutes we were all cosy in bed at our accommodation at Thitlaw II. Kalaw is a popular starting point for trekking, the town itself is elevated 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

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

The Inca Trail and Huayna Picchu. How we chose a trekking agency, costs, packing tips and more..

[no_toc] Welcome to the first of a three part blog on Hiking the Inca Trail and climbing Huayna Picchu.  In this post I will talk about what inspired us to do the Inca Trail, What trekking agency we chose the costs involved and what we packed as well as some tips to make your Continue Reading