Tag: hiking
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Monkeys near Monkey River and onward to San Ignacio
My hostel in Placencia filled up the last two nights that I was there, making for a busier time for the rest of my stay! On Wednesday night, 6 of us ventured down to a beach bar to watch the Garifuna drummers. This performance was a lot longer and more diverse than the drummers I…
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365 Days Out, A Peru Backpacking Itinerary for You!
I’m back! I am actually about to embark on my next adventure, a solo trip through Belize and Guatemala. This teaching gig has been working out nicely as I now will have 2 months of every year to play around with a longer trip to places where I can live my life for a fraction…
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Unbelievable Beauty at Rainbow Mountain and the Red Valley
Kristy and I have spent the last 4 weeks travelling around Peru, and I could honestly spend another 4 weeks seeing everything that we haven’t seen yet. We have been in Cusco for the last 2 weeks and loving everything this pocket of the country has to offer. However, our return ticket to Canada is…
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Magical Morning at Machu Picchu
In case you didn’t read my last post, we had quite the adventure getting up to Machu Picchu, but we made it! It was overwhelming beautiful and magical. While we were waiting to get in it was quite cloudy and foggy, but cleared up quite quickly! Originally there was still come cloud cover but we…
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What does the Salkantay Trek, fake crying to get into a Wonder of the World, sleeping bags, a zip line showdown, and an 11 passenger van have in common? Read if you dare…..
Let me start by saying that travelling is amazing, money comes and goes, and safety is the most important thing above all. While fortune was not on our side during the Salkantay Trek, we had SO many guardian angels looking our for us that I am forever indebted to. With that being said, August 15-19…
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Colca Canyon Adventure
I apologize for the lateness on my post – it’s been a crazy week and a bit here in Peru. I’ve done more hiking in a short time span I’ve ever done in my life, have had very limited access to Internet, and have generally been SO BUSY! Today is my dedicated catch up day…
Where the Paved Road Ends 