Postcard Scribbles

Notes from travels far and wide

Category: Big Trip

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The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu

Day 1: Our first day trekking was lovely and hot. The incline was gentle and our group made good pace. We were immediately impressed by our porters who carried 25kg each, and ran ahead...

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Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley

The Sacred Valley is a lush farming area which was created by the Incas – they actually added all the soil, created hill ledges and straightened the river! We visited two sites in the...

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Night bus to Arequipa

Well the night bus wasn’t too bad, we reckon we got about 6hours sleep and we woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the mountains! Arequipa is a gorgeous town – beautiful buildings and...

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Nasca

Nasca is the second driest place on Earth. (Behind somewhere in Chile) It is also home to the highest sand dune (which looks like a small mountain!). We visited a pre-inca cemetery circa 1000ad....

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Paracas, Pisco and Huacachina

This was a fun packed day! We started off in Paracas and took a boat ride out to the Ballestas islands where we saw dolphins, Inca turtles, vultures, penguins and sea lions. The views...

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Lima

On first appearance, Lima isn’t a great destination. It’s noisy, polluted, has too much traffic and too much cloud cover. It also only has a small handful of places which are recommended to visit,...