During the Xmas holiday season, we enjoyed a Peruvian / Chilean cocktail - Pisco Sour. Pisco is a brandy or distilled wine that can have from 30-60% alcohol. It is very strong on its own and is the national drink of both Peru and Chile - two sister countries with an unfortunate history of troubled border disputes. I love both countries and the entire region. … [Read more...]
Peru Tour – November 2015 (Travelsphere)
I love Peru and now it is fair to say another 18 people do as well. I started this contribution while sitting on the train to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu with 17 enthusiastic British travellers and one fine Irishman. The tour was put on by Travelsphere. Everyone was understandable excited to visit the so-called 'Lost City of the Incas,' but as always when guiding in Peru it … [Read more...]
Don’t Say Ruin – Inca Culture is Alive (Cusco, Peru & Machu Picchu)
The so-called Lost City of the Inca’s, Machu Picchu (MP) is so indisputably Peru’s most iconic attraction that suggesting anything to the contrary is simply argumentative. I have actually sat in meetings discussing tourism legislation (which remarkably, does not really exist in Cusco) where ‘de-Machu Picchuisation’ was actually discussed as a way of furthering tourism in the … [Read more...]
Come Visit Peru With Me!
Last year, I was contacted by a Calgary-based tour company: Spices Tours. They have traditionally focused on tours to the Far East and to France and Spain, but they asked if I could develop a Peru trip as some of their clients have been asking about Machu Picchu! As Peru is a passion for me, I put together what I consider to be the ideal itinerary - and I added the option of … [Read more...]
Back Home
I am home safe and sound after an amazing vacation - and very long flight - to Australia and my dad’s frightening experience in Panama. It is a good thing to come back and visit my friends and have some ‘boys time’ with my dad before he leaves for his next trip to Central America. … [Read more...]
