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    September 28, 2023
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    Machu Picchu

    October 1, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    📍Machu Picchu, Peru

    Woweeeee, that's one of the seven wonders of the world ticked off the old bucket list! Hiking in along the Inca trail was such a (sweaty) experience which gave us incredible views and time to appreciate the history and scale of the mountains. Just the one day trek though thankfully, the full trail sounded insane. And then we hit the town and coincided with ANOTHER local festival where, this time, they paraded the local delicacies of cooked guinea pigs and cheese in giant 3D structures through the streets.

    For us, Peru is where it all started. We were about three days away from going on a trip here in March 2020 before the pandemic hit, and then everything changed. An emotional full circle moment to be here together three and a half years later, and to be lucky enough to make it into a full-blown four month adventure.    Read more

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    Exploring Cusco

    October 3, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    📍 Cusco, Peru

    Cusco is our longest stop so far at 5 nights total - Adam's intense itinerary stops for no-one. With all this time on our hands, we've done a walking tour to learn about this beautiful Unesco World Heritage city, wandered around the cute San Blas neighbourhood, and then today we ramped it up and went on a quadbiking adventure to the nearby Maras salt mines. It was a great opportunity for me to work on my monobrow, and I'll probably rebrand as an adventure traveller any day now...

    We've actually extended our stay here by a night so we can do Rainbow Mountain tomorrow (one of Peru's most famous places). It says the walk is 'easy'. Watch this space.    Read more

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    Rainbow mountain

    October 5, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    📍Rainbow Mountain, Peru

    Certified mountain goats... at 5036 metres above sea level, this 'easy' walk was pretty hard. We heard a description that being at that level of altitude is like breathing through a straw, and honestly, that's what it feels like! But what beautiful views! We tacked on another trek at the end to the red valley, which was peaceful and remote, and only opened a month ago as normally it's too icy. A great wee add-on.

    Think we also reached peak tourist status on our day out, as we paid for a pic with our new llama pals, and then when we bumped into *another* local festival, we got asked to dance with the locals and have pictures taken. I can only assume it's because we look like the biggest gringos going. Saying that, it was such a lovely moment, and we're yet to meet a local who hasnt been friendly to us on our trip. So, I was busy giving out hugs at the end to all my new friends 🤗    Read more

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    Exploring Arequipa

    October 7, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    📍Arequipa, Peru

    "We'll just have a few chill days in Arequipa" = straight into grade 3 white water rafting. My alter ego Kristen had a great time taking on the high jumps of Chili River screaming blue murder, whilst Adventure Adam jumped twice, barely saying a word.

    But really, we've loved Arequipa so far. It's SO beautiful with incredible volcano scenery at every corner, and we think it's our favourite city we've been to on the trip. It feels more chilled than Cusco, and a bit more authentic. It also helps that we treated ourselves to a hotel with a garden so we can read our books, or in Adam's case, stream the rugby... One more week in Peru, and then it's on to Central America, which I CAN'T WAIT for!    Read more

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    Huacachina

    October 12, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    📍Huacachina, Peru

    Oh. My. God. One of the most exhilarating and terrifying experiences of my life. Dune buggying was absolutely off-the-scale mental. We whipped up and down the humongous sand formations on the whim of our driver Ramiros, feeling like we would tip at any minute, and then the next, we were literally flying off the ground. We had real-life tears in the front of the buggy from someone who was so scared... I was involuntarily screaming my head off, and then Adam, who is clearly now an adrenaline junkie, just laughed 😅 To top it all off, we had an amazing sunset, which I loved, although I did need an hour on the bus back just to sit so I didn't feel like I was going to be sick. But it was seriously incredible stuff and one of our fave things so far!

    Huacachina is a little oasis in the desert about 5 hours from Lima which is known for its dunes and partying (not for us though, we've aged 10 years and have a strict 9pm bedtime now). We only stayed one night, thinking it might be gimmicky, but that's all it took for it to blow our heads off. Well worth the stop!

    We've finished with our bus company Peru Hop now, and we have today to explore the capital before we head to Colombia tomorrow. We've been ravaged by sand flies, and we're entering mosquito haven soon again, so wish us luck!    Read more

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