miles-and-smiles-away

Our next stop after the beautiful SPA was in a family's home near Tena. We got picked up from the bus terminal there by truck to reach the family's home in the middle of...

First days in Ecuador

Inca, Inca, Inca ... the surroundings of Cusco are shaped by many Inca constructions. On most of them you can hike by climbing up many stairs. Some contain terraces, which were...

After some considerations, I eventually decided to reach Machu Picchu by walking along the 45km long Inca Trail for four days. On Thursday early in the morning we went by bus to...

Hello from my new home for the coming four weeks - Cusco. The city is at 3.300 metres above sea level and approx. 430.000 people live in the ancient capital of the Inca Empire,...

Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly, let's fly... So my next stop on the way to Cusco was Nasca, which is a relatively small town, which is famous for its closeby Nasca...

After having some difficulties finding a computer, I am finally online again and can share my trip to Ica and Huacachina with you. From Paracas I went by bus to Ica, which took...

After having taken the luxurious bus "Cruz del Sur" from Lima for roughly four hours, I arrived at the beach town Paracas. It is relatively small and quite touristy but at the...

"Welcome to Lima, Peru" I got welcomed from the guy who picked me up from the airport. We drove through the dark and a little scary Lima for about 20 mins until he dropped me of...