A Travel and Photography Blog
One of the places we like to go to in a new city is the local food market. I feel that markets (if you find an authentic local one) showcase the local fresh produce of a region for the season – and you get a glimpse of what life is like for the locals. Often…
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I was reasonably hesitant about hiking to Rainbow Mountain. The second most advertised ‘tour’ in Cusco was a day hike to Rainbow Mountain – cue overly saturated photos on posters everywhere throughout the city. Was it just a tourist trap? After contemplating whether to do another hike in Peru after our hike from Choquequirao to…
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Click here for my personal reflection of the hike. Additional resources: Stingy Nomads and Travel Outlandish‘s report on the hike. We also found this Reddit post super helpful. We hiked from Choquequirao to Machu Picchu (25 April 2018 to 1 May 2018), but arrived the night before (24 April 2018) at the starting point of…
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Click here for our trip report and itinerary of our hike. Five months ago when we were still in Australia we knew we had to pre-purchase the Machu Picchu tickets because it is one of the most visited tourist sights in the world. We monitored TripAdvisor posts, waiting to pounce on when tickets went on…
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We stayed at the Libertad Jungle Lodge in the Amazon region of Peru (via Iquitos) and had a great time there. We loved living right by the local village. The Amazon is all about the wildlife, and we were excited to see all sorts of animals! It’s a shame Nathan didn’t bring his zoom lens on our…
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Nathan and PK 