Peru – The Salkantay Trek – Day Two
Today the hardest part of the whole trek lay ahead of me. The wake-up call was set for 5:30, and after a hearty breakfast we headed up towards the pass. The su…
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Peru - The Salkantay Trek - Day One
The time frame for my trip around Peru was fairly tight, so on my first day in Cusco I needed to find a suitable agency to undertake a trek towards Machu Picch…
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Peru - Cusco
I arrived in the city of Cusco after a roughly seven-hour bus transfer from Puno by Lake Titicaca. I was a little worried about what I'd do in the middle of th…
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Lake Titicaca - part two
From the highest point on the island, where I had been taking in the surroundings for quite a while, I began making my way back down, because the sun was alrea…
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Lake Titicaca - part one
I set out for Lake Titicaca from the mountain town of Cabanaconde. It's a journey of several hours by bus, so to save a little time I boarded the bus practical…
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Colca Canyon - Days 2 and 3
Llahuar was an interesting place, but the morning rays and the roaring river lured me out of bed early, and so on the second day I set off on my way through Co…
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Colca Canyon - Day 1
I travelled to Colca Canyon by bus from the city of Arequipa. I didn't want to take some overpriced tourist coach or go with an organised group, so I bought an…
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Arequipa - the start of my Peruvian journey
It was February 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic was already knocking on our door. As every winter, I was planning where to head off on a longer trip to short…
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Sri Paadaya - the climb up the sacred mountain
Sri Paadaya is a sacred mountain, which in guidebooks you'll more often find under the name Adam's Peak. This place is a literal link between a whole range of …
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The Sekumpul Waterfalls in Bali
I happened to be in the northern part of the island, planning what I might see and what I would love to experience here. The local "agencies" immediately tried…
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