You read the title right; the Santa Catalina Monastery has streets! It’s more like a small town than a religious complex — there’s a cafe, lots of small houses and even a park. We took a few hours to explore the Santa Catalina Monastery during our stay in Arequipa, Peru. This is what we saw. … Read more
It has been tough keeping up with this blog while travelling through Latin America. In a bid to be more up to date without having to be constantly writing, I thought I’d start summing up the previous month of travel in one convenient post (this one is a bit late because I just spent the … Read more
You’d be hard-pressed to find a small town with a more interesting setting than Huacachina, Peru. Sitting quietly below huge sand dunes, this tiny desert oasis a great place to relax and, if you’re feeling adventurous, do some sand boarding and tear around on a dune buggy. Dune buggying “Let me know if you want … Read more
Canned laughter reverberates through the halls of a hostel in Santiago; the constant “every line is a joke” dialogue and resulting fake laughter of The Big Bang Theory is making it hard to focus on writing this post about Sucre. It does get me thinking though…does having a studio audience laughing at the perfect time … Read more
If you’ve never hiked in a cloud forest before, here’s a brief overview of what you’ll see: Lots of mud Lots of rain Lots of insects Lots of trees Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? Despite all the discomfort, I grew to love cloud forests, and Boquete is home to some of the best … Read more
If you’re an illiterate person scrolling my site “just looking at the pictures”, you’d be forgiven for thinking this article is about a paradise island in the Mediterranean. There are white sand beaches, ancient ruins and contrasting shades of blue water – things you don’t necessarily expect from an island in a high altitude lake in Bolivia. … Read more
Whenever you mention Cusco you can bet that Machu Picchu isn’t far away from entering the conversation. Cusco is the city you’ll pass through on the way to that wonder of the world, but there are plenty of Spanish colonial buildings, Inca ruins and quaint neighbourhoods to keep you busy before (or after) heading to Machu … Read more
Crossing the border between Colombia and Ecuador at Ipiales was a laid back affair — the actual border crossing took less than an hour and there is also a pretty amazing church in town that you should definitely check out. Here are the details… Arriving in Ipiales We took a bus from Popayan to Ipiales, … Read more