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Salkantay: the alternative Inca Trail
When I travelled to South America, visiting Machu Picchu was a ‘must’ on my list, but I didn’t want to have to book months in advance for the Inca Trail itself. I’d heard great things about the...
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Hilly Barcelona – seeing the city from up high
As any runner preparing for Barcelona’s up-coming marathon will tell you, Barcelona is not a flat city! The Catalan capital is anything but and several hilly areas spring up around the city, not to...
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Touring Amsterdam with TripAdvisor’s City Guide
Last weekend, I visited Amsterdam for the first time. I know, I know, after nearly three decades, it’s hard to believe I’ve never made it there before – especially during those university years. But...
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What To See & Do in Santiago, Chile
In what will probably be the longest day of our lives, we arrived into Santiago de Chile four hours before we left Auckland. Go figure. Despite the dizzying confusion of the International Date Line to...
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Driving safely around New Zealand
One of the best – and most common – ways for tourists to explore and enjoy New Zealand is by hiring a car or a campervan. As we travelled around these gorgeous islands for over two months, we actually...
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Doing the Laos Loop Without Planning It First
We were fresh from the tranquil surroundings of Si Phan Don and the 4000 Islands. Our first days in Laos were peaceful and incredibly relaxing. But things were set to change quite drastically. I don’t...
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Halloween in Edinburgh: Touring the City’s Dark Side
Edinburgh is celebrated for its macabre sights and stories – its cemeteries, its bodysnatchers, the buried Mary King’s Close. But even if you ignore the macabre, it’s a city that can be downright...
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