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The beach next to Balandra where the tide is slowly draining the water as well.

1 March, 2018 By Amanda

The Almost Tropical Waters of La Paz

First post from Mexico, and it turns out that crossing the border isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be. The border crossing between San Diego & Tijuana is one of the busiest in the world. With 25 lanes of car traffic and 15 lanes of pedestrian traffic. But we took a special bridge […]

The sea otters at Monterey Bay Aquarium are absolutely adorable.

21 February, 2018 By Amanda

California Dreamin’

First up for the worried parents: Pedr’s fine, no problems, he survived the long flight over. (I hope I’m not going to have to put this at the start of every new post!). So we celebrated his surviving by going to a nice restaurant and ordering some healthy food. Around a year ago we jumped […]

The lost city of Machu Picchu.

15 February, 2018 By Amanda

How Hard is the Inca Trail?

The Classic Inca Trail is one of the most famous hikes in the world. Pretty much everyone has heard of it and it’s a common bucket list item. The Classic Inca Trail takes you over mountains and through valleys, passing many Inca ruins along the way, before arriving at Machu Picchu four days later. It’s […]

Pedr taking a "nap".

24 January, 2018 By Amanda

And We’re Back!

So after a bit of time recuperating back home in Australia, well the home of Pedr’s parents, we’re now ready to head off on another adventure. After we arrived back in Australia we visited various medical professionals who were all surprised that Pedr had had a heart attack. Even now it’s still a bit of […]

A statue of Pachacuti, the great Inca who transformed his kingdom into an empire.

13 November, 2017 By Amanda

Cusco: So Much More Than A Gateway To Machu Picchu

After our trips through the Amazon Jungle, and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu we finally got around to exploring Cusco and the area around it. We heard that Cusco is a really nice town and that there were a lot of things to see. But we really had no idea just how packed […]

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Hi, we're Amanda and Pedr and we think that you don't need to be an athlete or look like a fitness model to be able to enjoy adventurous activities. We're just two regular people who don't fit the young / beautiful / athletic traveller mould, but we're still doing all sorts of adventurous things. Read More

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