Simple Tips to Help you Avoid Missing your Flight
Missing a flight can be very a painful and stressful experience. Especially when you have been planning and looking forward to your holiday for months and months. It’s surprising how thousands of people manage find themselves in this kind of situation over and over again. This could be easily avoided by following these simple rules […]
5 Things to Know Before a First Time Visit to Las Vegas
First-time visitors to Las Vegas shouldn’t just dive right into the lights of Sin City without understanding a few things first. Contrary to popular belief, there are rules and standards (though considerably lower) that people generally follow. Unless you want to stick out like a sore thumb on your first time in Las Vegas, show […]
7 Things You Can Still Do as a Disabled Backpacker
Flying around the globe on a round-the-world ticket, diving into foreign cultures and going on exciting adventures is a valuable life experience – and not one that’s limited to young graduates taking a gap year before leaping into the world of paid work. Disabled people can experience life as a traveller too. There are more […]
What to do on a Dead Sea holiday
The Dead Sea, the lowest-lying point on Earth and one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water, has been fascinating visitors for centuries. While it’s technically a lake rather than a sea, it spans more than 800 sq km and is noted for the health-giving properties of its waters – in fact, it was one […]
The VIP Section at Machu Picchu
Resting high above any good night club, looking down at the shleps who fight for a spot at the bar is the VIP section. A place where the rich and beautiful pop bottles and celebrate life. Back in the day, when Machu Picchu was the most exclusive nightclub in all of the Inca Empire, I […]
My Machu Picchu Experience
At 4:30am the alarm on my cellphone went off as I laid there staring at it. I hadn’t slept at all. I was just waiting with restless anticipation. The girls and I got dressed quick and met Juan Carlos in the lobby to set out into the darkness. It was day 4 of our trip […]
The Trek to Machu Picchu
This was one of those adventures that I will keep with me for my entire life. When I set out on my most recent trip to South America in October, I had no intentions of visiting Machu Picchu. My goal was to pass through Ecuador and Peru as quick as possible to get settled in […]
7 Facts About Macchu Picchu That Your Guide Didn’t Mention
For every tourist who is interested in anything that is connected with legendary historical monuments, miracles of nature and secrets of ancient tribes, Machu-Picchu is a must go place. As it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, there are 7 facts about Macchu Picchu that your guide didn’t mention. According to the […]
Travel Mates or Backpacking Solo – Which is Better?
It’s a question that travellers have pondered for decades: should you backpack with others or go it alone? The fact that we’re still talking about it now basically means there is no definitive answer. In short, there are pros and cons to both. It’s how these personally relate to you that matter. Let’s look at […]
FOTO FRIDAY: CHAN CHAN RUINS
While sunburning my way through Northern Peru, I had the opportunity to stop by the famous archaeological site of Chan Chan located just a few miles outside the city of Trujillo. Built by the kingdom of Chimú around 850 AD, Chan Chan was the largest Pre-Columbian city in South America before being conquered by the […]