Salkantay Trek (day 1): Challacancha to Soraypampa & Laguna Humantay brooke brisbine·October 31, 2019The Salkantay Trek, offering hikers the opportunity to walk beneath the region’s highest peak and enjoy some truly...PeruS America
A practical guide to altitude sickness in South America brooke brisbine·October 29, 2019Altitude sickness might not be something you’ve had to contend with on many previous trips, but it’s pretty...BoliviaChileColombiaEcuadorPeruS Americatravel tips
Travelling with Peru Hop vs public buses: An honest comparison brooke brisbine·October 26, 2019Are the buses in Peru safe? How do I buy tickets?? Where can I even go?!? For first-time...PeruS America
Via ferrata climbing & ziplining in the Sacred Valley: an adrenaline-filled day trip from Cusco brooke brisbine·October 24, 2019About 90 minutes north of Cusco in the shadow of the Peruvian Andes, the lush Urubamba Valley once...PeruS America
DIY Inca ruins walking tour: Visiting Tambomachay, Puka Pukara, Q’enqo & Sacsahuamán without a guide brooke brisbine·October 22, 2019Machu Picchu is far and away the most spectacular and well-known of Peru’s ancient ruins, but it’s certainly...PeruS America
A complete travel guide to Paracas, Peru: Islas Ballestas, Paracas Nature Reserve & more brooke brisbine·October 17, 2019Just south of Lima on the Pacific Coast of Peru, the small town of Paracas is truly a...PeruS America
9 awesome things to do in Huacachina, Peru brooke brisbine·October 9, 2019Surrounded by golden sand dunes and bathed in perpetual sunshine, the tiny town of Huacachina is quickly becoming...PeruS America
Sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru’s amazing desert oasis brooke brisbine·October 7, 2019Home to South America’s only desert oasis, the charming, pocket-sized Huacachina has become an essential stop for backpackers...PeruS America
What to do in Lima: 10 awesome activities in the Peruvian capital brooke brisbine·October 4, 2019Lima is the first port of arrival for nearly every visitor to Peru, but unfortunately it often remains...PeruS America
Buen Apetito: a delicious cooking class with SkyKitchen Peru in Lima brooke brisbine·September 30, 2019Sampling national dishes and local delicacies is one of my absolute favourite ways to experience a new destination—...PeruS America
Celebrating a colourful Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro brooke brisbine·February 24, 2015It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in South America for almost 3 months now (!!), but the...BrazilS America
Getting a Brazilian visa in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina brooke brisbine·February 8, 2015Travelling through South America on an American passport has caused me endless annoyance, mostly because my travel partner...BrazilS America
Top things to do in Buenos Aires, Argentina brooke brisbine·February 6, 2015I just couldn’t help but fall in love with the very European, yet still distinctly Latin American, cultural...ArgentinaS America
BA’s Parque 3 de Febrero brooke brisbine·February 4, 2015Aristo reads somewhere that there is rollerblading around a park in Palermo and becomes convinced that we must go, despite...ArgentinaS America
Amongst My Fellow Pacific North-westerners in Buenos Aires brooke brisbine·February 1, 2015For what (at the time) promised to be a fabulous round of pigskin tossing by men in tight pants,...ArgentinaS America
