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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 […]

The lost city of Machu Picchu.

27 September, 2017 By Amanda

Hiking The Inca Trail: What It’s Really Like (Part 2)

This is the second part of our Inca Trail hike, if you haven’t read the first part you can read it here. Day 3 Our guides told us that now that we had finished the hardest part of the hike we had the best day in front of us. Beautiful views and lots of ruins. […]

On top of Dead Woman's Pass, the rest of the day's hike is downhill to our camp in the valley behind.

22 September, 2017 By Amanda

Hiking The Inca Trail: What It’s Really Like (Part 1)

The Inca Trail is one of those bucket list items that a lot of people have, and now it was our turn to give it a crack. You have to book months in advance, and so seven months after booking we finally set off for a four day hike over the mountains to Machu Picchu. […]

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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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