Visiting the Icon of Inca Civilisation There is much exposure afforded to so many of the world's most 'Instagrammable' destinations these days. Consequently it's easy to build your expectations too high, and I…
Mark WatsonMay 6, 2019
A Change of Mode Deep in the Cordillera Vilcabamba and only accessible by foot or mule, Choquequirao is perhaps one of the more mysterious of the Inca ruins accessible from…
Mark WatsonApril 28, 2019
In the footsteps of the Inca. Aside from its magnetic cultural interest, one of our reasons to visit Cusco was a desire to use it as a base for more…
Mark WatsonApril 26, 2019
Capital of the Inca Empire. Hello all. Yes, it's been two months since the last post, so if you're a regular reader, thanks for your patience! This one is the…
Mark WatsonApril 20, 2019
City Break. Hello all! It has been a long pause between blog posts but I promise that they'll start to become slightly more frequent from here on. Currently we're in Cusco…
Mark WatsonFebruary 21, 2019
Alone on the Altiplano Here's the story of our 570km ride from the Bolivia/Peru Border at Deasaguadero back to sunny Arequipa via some remote stretches of the departments of Puno, Tacna…
Mark WatsonDecember 5, 2018
More Cones and Canyons. This post comes from just inside the Bolivia border, at Copacabana. It has been a fascinating and tough 10 day ride from Arequipa to here, once…
Mark WatsonNovember 11, 2018
Welcome to our gear list V3.0. Edit - for the latest list (V4.0), go here. After two years and four months non-stop on the road since we left Deadhorse, Alaska…
Mark WatsonOctober 29, 2018
Climbing Volcan Chachani. We arrived in Arequipa nearly three weeks ago, and it's from here I compile our latest post. Leaving has become something of a daily joke as we keep finding…
Mark WatsonOctober 28, 2018
