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Mules, waterfalls, mountains, and lakes – Lares Trek to Machu Picchu
By 4:15am I was up showered, and rearing to go. By 5am I was on a coach with 4 other trekkers, our porters, and guide, winding up towards the Pumawanka Valley – the starting point of our Lares Trek....
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Crafty Incas, Llamas, and Intravaneous drips ~ Machu Picchu, and my night in...
Anyone who claims they know me a decent amount should know that I have been a tad drawn to this wonder for nearly 4 years now. It all goes back to a Graham Hancock documentary I watched in 6th form; I...
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Part 1: Qusqu, Qosqo, Cusco! ~ My 25 days in the capital of the Incas.
Week 1 It was a Thursday morning when I finally said adios to the “Strangest, saddest city” and headed south east to Cusco, the capital city of the legendary Incas. The plane ride was pretty bumpy,...
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Part 2: Part 1: Qusqu, Qosqo, Cusco! ~ My 25 days in the capital of the Incas.
Week 2 Truth be told, after my first week in Cusco and a week and a half in Peru, the cons of solo-travel was starting to hit home. I had briefly (and oddly) ran into an old friend from college on my...
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Part 3: Qusqu, Qosqo, Cusco! ~ My 25 days in the capital of the Incas.
Week 3 By this point I was well into the swing of living in Cusco and had developed a familiar routine. The arrival of other volunteers meant I was having a far better time with companions to hang...
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Part 4: Qusqu, Qosqo, Cusco! ~ My 25 days in the capital of the Incas.
Week 4 After my Week 3 adventures, I spent my final week taking it easy. A fellow volunteer (who was about to spend 3 months living in Cusco) came with me on my mini-tour to Pisaq and Ollantaytambo,...
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Reflection: Qusqu, Qosqo, Cusco! ~ A life changing experience?
The short answer? Yes. I know it’s cliché, but how could it not? When you spend a month alone in a developing country, you learn a lot about yourself and your abilities. Apparently when I returned from...
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Voluntourism
Voluntourism is an industry that I am certainly not innocent of being seduced by. After spending a summer volunteering at a Roman Villa, I found myself trapsing through volunteer websites researching...
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Voluntourism: Teaching English.
Just because you know English does not make you qualified to teach it. Many volunteer programs involve teaching English in schools, but there is a difference between knowing a language and knowing how...
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