The final stretch to the Sun Gate at Machu Picchu  Prepare for a very photo heavy post! Today was the day. When we initially thought about going to Peru, Machu Picchu was the main reason, however, we'd come to adore the country itself and everything so far had been incredible. The Amazon was Michael's favourite part by a long stretch, he got to...

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It might shock you to visit my blog and find I'm taking a moments breath to talk about something other than Peru (fear not, there's still more posts to come on that!), but it's true. Once again I've had the absolute pleasure of supporting a brand I've come to love over the years. Sudio kindly sent me a pair of their Regent Headphones...

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A day of Inca site seeing, making friends with llamas and watching the sun set over The Andes We were allowed a cheeky little lie on day three right up to the wonderful hour of 5:30am...what a treat!  Our trek was to start at 7am today but of course, it was still a very cold morning. I'd had a much warmer night after...

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The hike over Dead Woman's Pass and the descent into the valley of Pakaymayu Day two is quoted by Exodus as the hardest day of the entire trip. We started our second day walking at around 2,800m and needed to work our way up to Dead Woman's Pass at 4,200m. The only real practice we had done was Mount Snowdon in Wales which...

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