Salkantay Trek to Machu Pichu – Flying Solo

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…

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…