A once in a lifetime trip, walking the original Inca pathways to the 550 year old citadel of Machu Picchu. There are hundreds of companies offering Inca Trail treks and…
Rice Terraces and Hill Tribes in Sapa
Sapa is a town in the mountains of North Vietnam, originally a hill station for the French in 1922, now a base for trekking in the surrounding countryside through cascading rice…
The Inca Trail To Machu Picchu – Part 2
We had completed Days 1 and 2, the hardest part of the trek with the rest all now mainly downhill. I (Carrie) had really suffered on the second day, not…
The Inca Trail To Machu Picchu – Part 1
The Inca Trail is a 4 day, 3 night hike on ancient pathways laid by the Incas ending at the magnificent ruins of Machu Picchu. The hike is so popular…
New Zealand’s North Island in under a week!
After 5 months and 6 days in Asia, we landed in Auckland for a three week road trip round New Zealand! Here are a few of our North Island highlights: