On Friday 21/09 we started the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu. The day before we already met our team members, 4 other couples (our nickname was “Honeymooners”), who were all very nice and friendly. It was a great group to hike with for 5 days! After meeting up at the Salkantay Trekking office at 4 …
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After doing the Nazca flight, we travelled towards Arequipa. Unfortunately, we had to take a night bus to get there and Simen managed to get the only seat in the bus that didn’t recline… To make matters worse, there was a very tall Dutch guy in front of him who did recline his seat. Simen …
After our visit to Paracas and the Ballestas Islands, we hopped on the bus to Huacachina. Huacachina is a beautiful oasis in the middle of the Peruvian desert. This place is known for its sandboarding and its tours through the desert. We booked a tour through Peru Hop for only €12.50. The tour lasted about …
After an extremely long bus ride of 18 hours, we finally arrived in Lima on 07/09. We were both happy to leave Ecuador behind, and to explore a new country. We went straight to Lima because we have the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu booked from 21-25/09. This meant we had to skip the northern …
Our last couple of days in Ecuador we spent in Cuenca. Unfortunately, while I was starting to feel a bit better, Simen started to feel unwell… Because of this we mainly spent time in Cuenca and only did one day trip: to Cajas National Park. Short visit to Cuenca Cuenca is the capital of the …
This guest blog was written by Polly, a full-time blogger who loves traveling, yoga and meditation. Who does not love a nice, relaxing vacation but majority of us usually feel stressed after going on vacation. Have you ever heard the term “I need a vacation from my vacation”. So if that sounds like you why …