Travel is great in that it exposes you to new experiences that you wouldn't normally have in your everyday life and takes you to all the far flung places of our earth. It is here outside of our comfort zones, that we discover something about ourselves. I normally don't take ferries in my day to …
After a handful of days in Mexico City, our next town on the tour was to Queretaro. We travelled 2.5 hours north via coach from Terminal Centrale de Norte. I've been on a lot of buses in my life when travelling and let me tell you, this coach was the best bus I have ever …
The Amazon has always made me ponder what it would be like there. This interest must have stemmed from childhood and all the projects we did on the Amazon. Back then, it was a world away from my classroom! I think it is also the vastness, the infinite and sometimes odd animals that call it …
Continue reading Spending 36 hours in the Peruvian Amazon- Part I
Hidden among the clouds, Machu Picchu, is on many people's lists. Nestled in the peak of the Andes, it's a wonder how the Incan's managed to build such extensive structures so high up in the 15th century and the true purpose of the site still remains a mystery to this day. Machu Picchu was abandoned …
Continue reading Exploring Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes, Peru: Non hiking version
