This is a story of community, kindness and sharting. I arrived around midday at a little surf town in the north of Peru called Lobitos:…
It’s 8am in Cusco, Peru. I’m starting my shift at the general health clinic in San Sebastian, a suburb that’s a 20-minute bus ride from…
I’m not going to tell you what I saw when I took Ayahuasca. You may have heard tell of alien spirits, impossible geometry and a…
Enormous clouds cling to the peaks of snow-capped mountains. Winking prickly pears and violet wildflowers greet us on either side of a path that looks…
9:30pm, the night before my visit to Machu Picchu. I leap out of bed and race for the toilet. “Esta ocupado,” someone whispers. I’ve already…
I’ve never really been one to take to guts and gore. I fainted dissecting cane toads at school, cried for three hours when our van…
Check-out time was looming and my brain was begging to be caffeinated. I brewed a strong batch of local Peruvian coffee and handed a cup…
Machu Picchu is the mecca of South America’s tourism industry. It by far the most visited place on the continent, with 4000-5000 people coming to…
When I moved into my new bungalow, I made a point of being very friendly to my new neighbours. It was a severe oversight, and…
To the gentleman who told me that there was nothing to do in Lima – you are a liar, and a whore. I can think…
When you travel, you tend to pick up lots of useful – and useless – shit. Along the way, you can’t help but acquire new…
Get There: Jr. Huallaga 210, Iquitos, but if you’re not in town yet, check out their website: http://www.manitiexpeditions.com/ Cost: $529 for five nights at the…
