“Hiking the Inca Trail was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my whole life,” Julianna spoke in a hushed tone. I took a sip of my wine, its silky taste winding its way down my throat, sending me brief comfort. Julianna leaned forward, grabbing my wrist. Her eyes opened wider. “Seriously! I thought I was […]
Whenever we write about Australia, this picture inevitably makes an appearance: That’s the path to the perfect beach near Carmen’s parents home in Perth. If we ever got homesick on our 18-month odyssey, we looked at that snap and imagined being there. This morning that fantasy became hot-footed reality. We went to the beach with […]
We were very impressed with the food in Peru. I don’t think we had a bad meal the whole month we were there and it was certainly a relief after coming from Bolivia where the food isn’t that tasty. (Sorry Bolivia… although we loved a lot about you, we just didn’t love your food.) Eating […]
If you don’t want to spend the 130 soles (US$47) on a tourist ticket to visit the Inca ruins surrounding Cusco, then don’t despair – there are cheap things to do in Cusco. After forking out to hike the Inca Trail we really didn’t feel like spending another US$100 on tourist tickets for the two […]
I was disappointed by Machu Picchu. After three days, three nights and half a painful morning of walking the 43 kilometres of the Inca Trail, I ascended the final steps and looked out over the lost city of the Incas. With at least a hundred other tourists. A massive group of bolshie girls from New Zealand […]
