For me, trying new foods and drinks is an integral part of the travel experience. When I went to Peru in 2019, none was brave enough to...

The pandemic threw our organizers a curve ball and instead of staying with their acquaintances, we found ourselves in a small, quiet...

Disclaimer: Ayahuasca ceremonies are legal in Peru. The one I attended was supervised by two shamans, a couple, whose attentiveness to...

It's a strange kind of feeling to step out from the noise of a busy city like Puno and into a deserted strip of rock in which is carved a...

I can't help it: every time I hear Titicaca, I laugh and start to sing the Animaniac's Lake Titicaca (I think it's okay not to grow up...

In 2019, I walked the Inca trail from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu in four days. Due to altitude sickness, by the time I arrived in...

Even though I grew up in the land of cowboys (first Colorado, then Alberta), I've never been much of a horseback rider. And yet, here I...

As the original capital of Peru, Cusco boasts a number of exceptional sites, including its old city centre built around the Plaza de...