Tag: dirt road

Days 421 – 435: To Machu Picchu and beyond

Monday was a great day to visit the 15th-century Inca citadel that has countless numbers of foreigners visiting Peru for. We knew we would be going to Machu Picchu since the inception of this trip and after 420 days on the road, we made it. Yes, it is heavy on the tourist traffic; however, it […]

New Video: Colombia I – Bogotá to Cartagena

We have a new video up on our YouTube channel where we share a glimpse of the magic of Colombia through our eyes (or lenses, if you prefer) as we travelled through the country from the capital city, Bogotá, to the beautiful colonial city of Cartagena in the northern part of the country. Enjoy, subscribe, and […]

Days 311 – 317: Bogota to Villa de Leyva and the Terracotta House

We spent our last few days in Bogotá with some low-key exploring of the beautiful city and getting spoilt with Colombian hospitality in the form of another delicious lunch, courtesy of our host’s wonderful relatives. On Monday, June 4, we left the capital and headed towards Sachica, our stop for the next two nights. Sachica is […]

Day 177: A bumpy ride to Semuc Champey

After breakfast on Tuesday morning, we took a shuttle from our hostel to Semuc Champey at a cost of 120 GTQ (~20 CAD) for a round trip for the both of us. The shuttle was actually a pickup truck and the ride was almost an hour of being thrown around in the back while traversing […]

Days 175 & 176: Tikal to Chahal to San Agustín Lanquín and an off-road mishap

Tim and Marisa met us at our hotel on Sunday morning to ride to our next stop in Chahal together. The ride itself was around four hours long, not including our lunch break at a small restaurant along the way, and was quite scenic. We had a short ride through a dirt road that the […]

Days 103 – 111: Our Last Week in Mexico City and Journey to Puebla

  Our initial plan of staying in Mexico City for six weeks got extended by another week because we love this city so much and there was some work to be done. Work is exactly what we did for the whole week with just a dinner in a neighbourhood restaurant and a little trip to […]

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