Travelblog LA#2: Huerquehue & Pucón – Chile

As this is just my second entry in a new trip (after a four-year travelling hiatus), I am going to preface this blog with a little reminder to some of my readers: I have two core audiences for this blog, and they are quite different to each other. Many of the e-mail subscribers are peopleContinue reading “Travelblog LA#2: Huerquehue & Pucón – Chile”

Travelblog SA#23: Machu Picchu & Ollantaytambo – Peru

23rd-24th October 2018, 3 am. That is how early you have to get up to guarantee to be on the first bus to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes. I felt like a zombie as I put on my shoes and met the others in the lobby. We began the walk to the bus stop. ItContinue reading “Travelblog SA#23: Machu Picchu & Ollantaytambo – Peru”

Travelblog SA#22: Salkantay Trek – Peru

19th-22nd October 2018 The Salkantay Trek is an alternative to the – now, not only very busy but exclusively expensive – Inca Trail. You do not pass by as many ruins along this road but you do get to traverse a wonderful variety of landscapes, including glacial mountains, lakes, cloud forests and even jungles, whilstContinue reading “Travelblog SA#22: Salkantay Trek – Peru”