Arequipa, the white city, is the second largest city in Peru. UNESCO World Heritage has put its historical centre on the list. Upon founding this grand colonial city, the Spanish decided to use the...
The contrast of visiting the floating Uros islands on Titicaca Lake after the Luxury train journey from Cusco to Puno was immense. The day before, I had left the Norwegian group I had been...
When you come through the Sun-gate and see Machu Picchu, you know that discovering this historical place was worth all the hiking steps. After first hiking the Salkanty trek and joining in on the...
If you want to reach Macchu Picchu by foot and make your trip sustainable, choose the Salkantry trek before entering the Inka trek. To see Macchu Picchu has been a dream of mine for...
The ancient Inka city of Cusco is maybe mostly known as the gateway to Machu Picchu; the Rainbow Mountain is another discovery not to miss. Cusco was the capital of the Inka empire, and...
Four weeks in Peru gave me lots of new experiences. It was my first time in South America and to ruins of its original people. Machu Pichu had been on my list for years,...
Meteora, there are so many fantastic things to see and write about, so there is no problem making post number two. In the previous post, I wrote about how to get to Kalabaka from...
Meteora is often considered a hidden gem of Greece. Despite Athens and the picturesque islands being the specific topics regarding Greece, Meteora is definitely worth a visit. I had fallen into this trap myself...
I found visiting Athens challenging without making a post about it; even if I have been there four times before, I always get overwhelmed. Athens was the first city in the south of Europe...
We did not know what to expect when we arrived in Aleppo. What would the city look like after years of war and the recent earthquakes? In the countryside, we had seen so many...
