Most tourists travelling to Machu Picchu from Cusco would take the train direct to Aguas Calientes which takes about three and quarter hours. But no – not our adventurous crew . . . Instead we decided to take an alternative route – by minibus up and down mountainous...
I have to say group tours leave me a little cold – its often a bit like “ticking” off touristy must-dos, getting on and off buses, being deposited at shops full of the usual tourist tat and mixing with people who actually like that sort of stuff … Having said that,...
It was a 120km and 600m ascent from Ollantaytambo to Cusco, which means we are now at 3,400m above sea level. As a comparative – New Zealand’s highest ski resort Turoa and Europe’s highest ski resort Val Thorens both sit at around 2,300m. So here we are...
It was with some excitement that we landed in Peru on Wednesday November 8th, 216 days after leaving Wellington on our big adventure. Travelling to South America has been a dream of Jolanda’s for a long time and so it was natural that this massive continent would...
From June to early November this year Jolanda and I have been based in The Hague, on the western coast of the Netherlands. From here we have travelled within Europe – to Scotland, Ibiza, Portugal and Spain. And of course we have visited friends and relatives within...