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Becoming More Australian in Peru

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Erin Walton | 6 Comments

While overseas, I regularly find that people are shocked by my being Australian and not being a pro-surfer. Oddly enough, that I don’t hunt crocodiles, bellow “Crikey!” or ride in a ‘roo’s pouch seems to escape scathing popular opinion. But admitting to not being able to surf? Wow, I almost need boxing kangaroo gloves to defend that one. In any…

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Macchu Picchu: The World’s Wonder!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by travelwoborders | 0 Comments

Until today, the feeling is still very surreal for me after visiting Macchu Picchu. The stunning Incan site is located at least a 20-hour flight away from East-Asia, I’ve never harboured the thought of having the picturesque landscape of Macchu Picchu in my own camera. It’s no longer a hidden beauty, it shouldn’t be difficult for tourists to get to…

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Saluting the Sun God at Machu Picchu

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Carla Escoda | 1 Comments

Having just hiked four days through cold and rain, covering 49 kilometres of the Inca Trail from Cuzco through the Andean cloud forest to Machu Picchu, Leah celebrates her arrival at this sacred Inca site by stepping into an iconic pose from George Balanchine’s monumental ballet Apollo. With the Sun Gate ahead and the Temple of the Sun behind her, Leah…

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The Giving Trip

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Lesley | 16 Comments

In early January 2007, I boarded an early morning flight from Minneapolis making my way to Ayacucho, Peru. While boarding the flight to the Andean city, a woman asked in broken English where I was going. I told her I was serving as an international volunteer in Ayacucho. She said, “It’s very poor there.” That is precisely why I chose…

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