Off the beaten track, Peru, Places to stay
Most people who visit Peru will visit the Colca Canyon to see the Condors, I’m not sure however how many people venture down into the bottom of the Canyon to the Sangalle Oasis, something that if you don’t mind a hike and roughing it for a bit is well...
Highlights, New Zealand Highlights, Off the beaten track
Driving in to Kaikora from Bleinhem there’s a lookout point over a colony of seals at Ohau point. Whilst we were there a lady told us about a waterfall we’d passed just up the road where you could see baby seals playing in the pool at the foot of the...
Highlights, Off the beaten track
For me one thing that can really tarnish the experience and the adventure of backpacking around world is if the places you visit are just home from home or if there’s hoards of other tourists doing exactly the same as you. Before you book your around the world...
Off the beaten track, World
On the beach have just posted a list of 7 Beautiful but Completely Uninhabited Islands and Archipelagos. Great places to go if you want to get away from people, though how you get there might not be so simple! I like the look of one of uninhabited islands of the...
Highlights, Off the beaten track, Venezuela
Things to do in Merida – Eat strange flavoured ice cream Merida has an ice cream parlour that boasts the greatest number of different flavours of ice cream in the world. I tried spaghetti n cheese and the salmon ice cream before some strawberry to take the...
Highlights, Off the beaten track, Photos, Venezuela
Reaching an altitude of 4765 m. Merida’s cable car is the highest in the world. The cable car consists of four sections for a total length of 12.5 km. The altitude at the top is higher than any point in Europe and USA excluding Alaska. The first section starts at...