After a fitful night’s sleep I awoke to the voice of Erick outside our tent letting us know it was time to get up. The night before Erick had suggested that some of us may wish to start out a little earlier than the others, so we would all reach Dead Woman’s Pass around […]
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Machu Pichu Day 1
We arose early on Day 1, at 3am to be precise. We both had only about two hours sleep due to a combination of going late to bed and having a group of revellers making a god awful racket in our hostel. We did not let it dampen our mood. After all, the day […]
En Camino Inca a Machu Pichu
Introduction: One of the questions we have been asked many times this year by the people we meet is, “what has been your favourite (insert variations along the lines of country, place, experience, moment etc..)”. It is a question we have loved spending idle time pondering ourselves. In fact, only about five days ago we […]
Huacachina
There are certain stories that you hear as a child that really capture your imagination. I confess to having been quite taken with the idea of the Arabian desert oasis. The thought of a palm fringed expanse of water surrounded by rolling hills of sand always fascinated me. Though in truth they seemed more […]
Banos and the Jungle
After a week in the Andes, Banos proved to be a lovely change of scenery. Our time in the Quilotoa Loop was great but I am a warm weather girl at heart and I relished being able to ditch my layers and breath in the balmier air of this town. We decided after much […]
