Grampians Peaks Trail (day 3): Borough Huts to Halls Gap

brooke brisbineApril 4, 2020

In crafting a small section of the 13-day Grampians Peaks Trail into a 3-day loop, VicParks included the official trail between The Pinnacle and Mt Rosea as th...

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Grampians Peaks Trail (days 2): Bugiga Hiker Camp to Borough Huts

brooke brisbineApril 4, 2020

After an incredibly scenic start to the Grampians Peaks Trail yesterday, our second day involves even more sweeping views, this time from the top of Mt Rosea o...

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Grampians Peaks Trail (day 1): Halls Gap to Bugiga Hiker Camp

brooke brisbineApril 4, 2020

About 250km NW of Melbourne, the Grampians Peaks Trail is set to be the state's newest "iconic walk", a 13-day journey along the peaks and through the forests ...

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Hiking to Refugio José Rivas & Cotopaxi Glacier in Ecuador

brooke brisbineMarch 28, 2020

Snow-capped and burnt-red Cotopaxi is one of Ecuador's most striking natural icons, but also one of the world’s highest active volcanoes, rising nearly 5,...

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The ultimate New Zealand travel guide

brooke brisbineFebruary 9, 2020

Welcome to Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud. Māori people originally used this word to refer to New Zealand's North Island, but it has since come to ...

Aus + NZNew Zealand

The ultimate South Island NZ road trip: 3-4 week New Zealand travel itinerary

brooke brisbineFebruary 5, 2020

Small, incredibly isolated, and home to about 6-times as many sheep as humans, New Zealand may not seem like the perfect road trip destination—but it is undoub...

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Best of the South Island: 10-day New Zealand road trip itinerary

brooke brisbineFebruary 2, 2020

One of the most spectacularly beautiful countries in the entire world, New Zealand is also perfectly set up for road trips, with well-maintained highways out t...

Aus + NZNew Zealand

The best of Aoraki/Mt Cook: Sealy Tarns & Mueller Hut Track (updated 2020)

brooke brisbineJanuary 19, 2020

As we prepared for our trip around New Zealand and looked into the seemingly infinite number of incredible hikes on offer, the trek to Mueller Hut was an immed...

Aus + NZNew Zealand

12 best day hikes and multi-day treks in Peru

brooke brisbineDecember 9, 2019

When people think of trekking destinations, it's usually the Himalayas or the Alps that immediately spring to mind. Flying somewhat under the radar, the Peruvi...

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The ultimate Cusco travel guide: 25 amazing things to do in Cusco, Peru

brooke brisbineDecember 3, 2019

Once considered the spiritual and political heart of the vast Inca empire, Cusco (meaning "centre of the universe" in Quechua) is still one of the most vibrant...

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Highlights from 10 days on the Huayhuash Circuit

brooke brisbineDecember 1, 2019

There is absolutely no high like coming off the trail after a long hike— dead-tired, covered in dirt, but with a feeling of accomplishment that almost makes yo...

PeruS America

The ultimate guide to independent & solo hiking the Huayhuash Circuit in Peru

brooke brisbineNovember 28, 2019

Widely regarded as one of the best alpine treks in the entire world, the Huayhuash Circuit is a remote and impossibly scenic high-altitude route in Peru's Cord...

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Huayhuash Circuit (day 10): Yaucha Punta to Quartelhuain via Rondoy Punta

brooke brisbineNovember 27, 2019

After camping at Yaucha Punta last night, I've got some real ground to make up on today's hike, the final leg of an incredible journey through the Cordillera H...

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Huayhuash Circuit (day 9): Huayllapa to Yaucha Punta

brooke brisbineNovember 26, 2019

Hoping to get back on schedule after our short day yesterday, we set off from Huayllapa with the plan of climbing steeply to Huatiaq, further to Tapush Punta, ...

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Huayhuash Circuit (day 8): Rasac to Huayllapa

brooke brisbineNovember 25, 2019

Although today's hike is quite short and lacks a lot of the previous day's dramatic scenery, it is incredibly dramatic and memorable in other ways. From our ca...

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