Peru’s capital and third largest city in the Americas encapsulates the Pacific Ocean with its hustle and bustle contrasting largely with beautiful views of the sea and surrounding valleys. It shouts a colonial narrative one might recognise from other parts of the...
You’ve rolled over from a shitty nights sleep only to turn off your alarm clock and go back to sleep for an extra half hour. The result? You’ve slept in and you're now on your way to work looking a mess. You didn’t even have time to prepare for the day ahead by making...
One of the great things about travel is that you can combine it with all kinds of different interests. If you’re passionate about architecture, for example, every city holds a new wealth of buildings and structures to explore. Similarly, if you love the opera, you can...
When we left Ireland back in July 2013 to pursue our work/travel dream – I knew that the road would be an uncertain and rocky affair. In order to make a full time income online it takes a lot of work. Yeah, it can get easier as time goes on, but initially it's tough...
Located in the southeast of Peru, we arrived in Cusco only to be greeted with magnificent colonial architectures set against a stunning backdrop of the Andes. This mountain range is huge and seems to be following us wherever we go, which we don't mind as its views...
The city that tells the story of the Incas, Cusco is a place that boasts the visual beauty of colonial plazas, stunning architectures and ruins that are set on a backdrop of the amazing Andes mountain range. The ancient wonder of this spot contrasts magnificently with...
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco is a must for the world traveller, or indeed any traveller. As the historic capital of the Inca Empire, you will become engrossed in beautifully retained architecture and ruins, all of which are set against a backdrop of the...
Peru has kept us within the beauty of the Andes, and our arrival in Cusco welcomed the breathtaking Urubamba Valley - and we mean breathtaking, as the city’s elevation is 3,400m! But with places like La Paz, Uyuni and Potosi behind us, we’ve become pretty acclimatised...
Having explored Potosi at length and travelled a rocky nine hour bus journey (after a twelve hours wait), we were thrilled, if not a little exhausted, to reach highest capital city in the world. The Altiplano mountain range borders La Paz, and is overlooked by the...
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