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Posted on Apr 23, 2013 in Europe 2012, Featured, Iceland | 3 comments

South Shore Adventure

South Shore Adventure

It’s been well over six months since I visited Iceland, and I realize now that I’ve waited to long to recount my time there. As I was only in the country for a few days, I didn’t really have a chance to become familiar with where I was going or what I was seeing. The trip was a stopover on the way home to Toronto from London, and so I tried to cram as much in as possible. Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas!

Being a solo traveller, tours like these are an invaluable way to get out and see an unfamiliar country. While I would much have preferred to rent a car and travel about with friends on my own, that wasn’t an option on this trip. In addition to this day-long tour, I also took the Golden Circle tour that everyone who passes through Iceland takes. These photos are my favourite from the South Shore Adventure trip that I took with Reykjavik Excursions on my third day.

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Posted on Dec 26, 2012 in Featured, Peru | 0 comments

Christmas in Peru – Cusco

Christmas in Peru – Cusco

Oh Cusco, how I love you: your terracotta tiled roofs, bright blue skies, your creaky and windy streets, even your pain in the ass resbalosa staircase that left me stopping to catch my breath every three steps. At an altitude of 3400 meters above sea level, heading to Cusco a day after my soroche adventure in the Colca Canyon probably wasn’t the best idea, but it’s where I found myself on Boxing Day. Luckily, the landlady at the Hostal Resbalosa took superb care of me making sure I had plenty of coca tea and water, giving me a fantastic room with a view of the city that I could look at from the comfort of my bed.

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Posted on Dec 25, 2012 in Featured, Peru | 0 comments

Christmas in Peru – The Colca Canyon

Christmas in Peru – The Colca Canyon

When I decided to visit the Colca Canyon during my stay in Arequipa, I had no idea what lay in store for me. The trip I chose was a 2-day excursion that I thought would be “easy”, compared to the other adventure-focused options. Thank god I did, as I was walloped with altitude sickness four hours into the trip, and would spend the better part of the next ten days recovering from its effects. Despite this, this trip was one of the most amazing things I have ever done.

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Posted on Dec 24, 2012 in Featured, Peru | 0 comments

Christmas in Peru – Trujillo

Christmas in Peru – Trujillo

After leaving Lima, I spent nearly a week in the seaside down of Huanchaco on the outskirts of Trujillo. The bus trip north took about nine hours, but went by quickly thanks to having somehow magically scoring the panoramic window on the Cruz del Sur bus. Win!

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Posted on Dec 23, 2012 in Featured, Peru | 4 comments

Christmas in Peru – Lima

Christmas in Peru – Lima

I spent Christmas 2012 2011 travelling around Peru. I arrived in Lima on December 14th, and was lucky enough to see several cities’ nativity sets and Christmas tree displays. If there’s one thing Peruvians seem to love, it’s full on blingy, tinsely, Christmas décor and I absolutely LOVED every second of it.

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Posted on Oct 20, 2012 in Europe 2012, Featured, Iceland | 0 comments

Streetart in Reykjavik

Streetart in Reykjavik

When I thought about what Reykjavik would be like, I pictured quaint and colourful clapboard houses and stores. I definitely didn’t think that was covered in wall murals, friendly monsters and robots! The morning I left to come home, I wandered around downtown taking pictures, getting so lost in time that I almost missed my shuttlebus to the airport!

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