The first few moments that you spend in a new country can really set the tone for how your experience is going to be. Often, the arrivals hall of an airport is one of the most hectic parts of the journey – a place where it’s easy to fall victim to a scam, or alternatively, […]
The Best Way to Visit the Amazon in Peru
Ever since I was a kid, logging hours upon hours on the Amazon Trail video game (anyone else play that?), I’ve been obsessed with the idea of visiting the Amazon jungle to see it with my own eyes. Now I’ve been to jungles before, but nowhere had been this vast, remote, and unreachable by typical means. […]
An Adventure Guide to Huacachina, Peru
I first heard that Peru has 30 out of 32 world climates in Cusco right before I started hiking the Inca Trail. I hadn’t explored much yet, but it made sense considering there are several mountain ranges, the Amazon jungle, a nice long stretch of coastline, and the sand dunes of Huacachina all in Peru. […]
My All-Time Favorite Places in the World
What’s the best place that you’ve ever traveled to? It’s the question that almost every traveler asks another. Where in the world is so amazing that you would call it your favorite? I find this difficult to answer, as I’m sure you do when you get this question, because each place has its own special […]
Hiking the Inca Trail in Peru: 15 Things You Need to Know
Hiking the trail of the Incas is one of those YOLO experiences (can you forgive me for using that? It just felt so wrong it was right) that you’ve got to experience if you come all the way to Peru. Though there are other trails around Machu Picchu that are beautiful in their own way, […]