“In the variety of its charms and the power of its spell, I know of no other place in the world which can compare with it.” -Hiram Bingham, ‘re-discoverer’ of Machu Picchu- Four days of walking on the Salkantay Trek was the greatest build up for Machu Picchu. Visiting something so grand like Machu […]
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If you haven’t chewed the coca leaf… you haven’t done Peru correctly As the elevation gets higher near the Andes, a small bag of green leaves becomes your most important item. It’s your survival kit. A bag of coca leaf. Chew seven leaves. It’s a strange sensation, a handful of dry leaves in your mouth.
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The Poor Man’s Galapagos isn’t so poor after all Always wanting to go to the Galapagos but too expensive? Put Ballestas Islands as your alternative. A group of 12 islands off of the coast of Paracas, the Ballestas Islands is one of the highlights of the Pisco region due to its easy accessibility and cheap
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Gunfire Breakfast, Benjo, and Musical Fence – the Final day of Trailblazer 2015 5:45am The Dawn Service Early morning. Today, 25 April, is Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who have served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations”
There was Big Red I’ve mentioned many times about my love of deserts (and glaciers). During my last few years of travels, I’ve visited various sand dunes, deserts, done a camel crossing, and traveled to Arctic regions. Last month, I added another milestone to the list. Birdsville was one of the highlights of the recent
Vaughan Johnson Lookout in Outback Queensland, also known as ‘the loo with a view’.
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Day 4 Diamantina Shire Continues, and There are Camels Another big day. Today we are leaving Birdsville to Bedourie. We are continuing the tour of Diamantina Shire that incorporates Betoota, Birdsville, and Bedourie. We’ve been traveling in the Birdsville area for two days, and are still on Roseberth Station that Mayor Geoff owns. Remember? The
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Bladensburg NAtional Park, Outback Queensland
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Fletcher Bay Coastal Walk For the past five days, we’ve been blessed with a scenery that is one of the New Zealand’s finests. It’s Coromandel. Coromandel Peninsula is the small tip in the North island, east of Auckland. It’s visible from Auckland on a clear day. My good friend Jenny(she writes at Jenny Far Away)
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Plans for today? Pushing our cars over the South Australia border and dressing up as drag queens. I woke up from another fine night in my swag. It’s a bedroom you can zip and roll. How convenient! So today, we were heading down to South Australia. We were just 13km away from the Queensland/South Australia
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