unique honeymoons
Trying to decide where to go for your honeymoon? Interested in going ‘off the beaten romance path’? Forget Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Here are my top three suggestions for more unique honeymoon...
View ArticleAdorable Peruvian Girl
Adorable Peruvian Girl, originally uploaded by lindsontheroad. At an alpaca weaving centre in Arequipa, Peru we found this little girl hanging out with her weaving mother. She was such a sweet little...
View Articlefree urban entertainment
In my travels, one of the many things I have learned is that sometimes the only cost of entertainment is a few spare minutes. Some of the best experiences in my travels have been stumbling upon chaotic...
View ArticleEcotourism in Peru
I adored Peru when I went there in 2007 (can’t believe it was so long ago!), and definitely could see why responsible travel and ecotourism are such important practices for this country. It’s...
View ArticleGoal: To Be Fluent in Spanish
Something I’ve learned in the last few years is that it’s simply not enough to only speak one language, both when you travel and when you want to have a global career. This is especially the case when...
View ArticleOn this day…
Special occasions tend to help me organise my memories and associate other memories. It’s because today is my parents’ wedding anniversary that it’s much easier for me to remember exactly where I was...
View ArticlePost-Earthquake Travel to Peru, 2007
August, 2007. I was full of excitement and anticipation as I prepared for my September 2007 trip to Peru and Ecuador. It was going to be my first time in South America, and my feelings were beyond...
View ArticleHablo un poquito de español!
Hola! Puedo hablar sólo en el tiempo presente, pero aprendo mucho español a el Spanish Centre. Empiezo las clases intermedio uno esta semana, y todo es bueno. Estoy entusiasmado que voy a aprendar el...
View ArticleLlamas, alpacas, vicuñas, y guanacos
Most travellers to Peru and other mountainous parts of South America will inevitably meet one of these adorable indigenous camelids, but what’s the difference? Can you tell a llama from an alpaca, and...
View ArticleTo the Ends of the Earth in Peru
I’ve never felt as isolated as I did in the Peruvian desert. In “To the ends of the earth in Peru“, an article I recently did for Travel and Escape, I talk about my crazy dune buggy journey from the...
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