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”

Travelblog SA#21: Cusco & The Sacred Valley Part 1 – Peru

15th-18th October 2018 You would think that I’d have grown bored of historic highland cities by this point, but I was certainly glad I saved Cuzco for later in my trip because it topped them all. Once the old capital of the Incas, and then after, a colonial centre, it is a city with multipleContinue reading “Travelblog SA#21: Cusco & The Sacred Valley Part 1 – Peru”

Travelblog SA#19: Paracas, Huacachina & Nazca – Peru

30th September-4th October 2018 After my week spent exploring ruins in the north I was forced to return to Lima to see a dentist because one of my fillings had fallen out. I initially tried to get it sorted in Huanchaco, but I didn’t do my research and ended up with a dodgy dentist whoContinue reading “Travelblog SA#19: Paracas, Huacachina & Nazca – Peru”