Author Archives: Bec

Colourful Cusco & the Sacred Valley

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Bec

Just a few more snaps of our wanderings around the San Blas district in Cusco. It’s slightly uphill and therefore quieter. Deserted streets are quite the novelty in Cusco, which is a tourist mecca. Around one corner was amazing street … Continue reading →

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10 Tips for hiking the Inca Trail

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Bec

First and foremost, DO hire a porter! Carrying stuff uphill at altitude is hard. We ended up paying for a porter on day 2 and 3, it was well worth it. DO train in advance! And practice carrying a heavy … Continue reading →

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Machu Picchu

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Bec

Machu Picchu was built by the Incas in the 1400s and later abandoned. It is an impressive stone citadel built entirely without mortar and wedged discretely in between soaring mountains. The Incas lived there, farmed and worshiped there. It was … Continue reading →

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Hiking the inca trail: days 3 and 4

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Bec

Day 3 This was what I saw when I unzipped our tent on day 3 of the Inca Trail: Day 3 is a 16km day. After breakfast it was all uphill for the first part of the day. After about … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Inca Trail: days 1 and 2

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Bec

Well, we did it! We hiked the 45km from Chillca along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. You may recall I was pretty anxious ahead of the hike and it turns out my anxiety wasn’t entirely unfounded, it was tough. … Continue reading →

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Exploring the San Pedro Market in Cusco

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Bec

Good news! I’m back from the brink. If you missed my somewhat dramatic altitude sickness post from yesterday click here. I woke up this morning feeling much better, although I am still completely out of breath after walking up an … Continue reading →

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What altitude sickness feels like

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Bec

Well friends. Today has not been the best. I promised myself when we started this trip that I wouldn’t just blog the highlights, that this would be a ‘warts and all’ account of our travels. But then nothing bad happened! … Continue reading →

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Lima, Peru

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Bec

Hola! We made it to Lima in the very early hours of Friday morning and after a very long immigration line and a very long taxi ride to our hostel, fell into bed. The next morning we set out to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye America and Canada

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Bec

Well that was fun! In 20 weeks we saw 18 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. We covered 24,965 kilometres in the car (that’s 15,507 miles!), made countless new friends and saw countless towns, cities and national parks. And I … Continue reading →

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Florida

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Bec

The end of the line! Can you believe it?! I’ve blogged all this time without getting lazy and giving up, 20 weeks it’s been! Ok enough with the self accolades, still need to get through this post… Jacksonville Our first … Continue reading →

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