How to fit five days worth of walking and sight seeing into three days: 1) Go it alone, 2) Don’t take breaks, 3) Try to keep up with the locals on the uphills, 4) Pack more chocolate than you think you need – it still won’t be enough. The famous Inca Trail to Machu Pichu…
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Santa Cruz Trek, Huaraz, Peru
I’ve just spent four days and three nights in the Cordillera Blanca, a mountain range in Northern Peru. Eadaoin and I arrived to Huaraz by bus early last Thursday morning and after grabbing a few hours sleep on the hostel couches we headed out for breakfast and to plan our next movements. We intended to…
Mancora – Huanchaco – Casa Fresh
After leaving the Galapagos by plane last Friday we caught a night bus out of Guayaquil to cross the border into Peru. At 12.40am we were woken up at immigration and had to stand in a two hour queue to get our passports stamped (😴) before continuing our bus journey to Mancora. We were dropped…