On the hunt for wildlife and adventure; three weeks in South-Africa

Wow, time flies by so fast. It's been ages since I've posted something here and surprisingly - and mostly unfortunately - it's already been three weeks since my trip to South-Africa. It actually even started with me booking the trip and being all like "oh, that's still far away, I'll do the planning later", which…

Goodbye 2023, aim for happiness 2024!

Life doesn't always go the way we want it to go and I got my wake-up call for that in 2023. The past couple of months have been rough personally, even to the point where my usual go-to de-stressing method of traveling didn't seem appealing anymore. Now that freaked me out to an extent I've…

Do not make the same mistake we did when visiting Gozo and Comino Island – Malta!

I'll just say it as it is, straight and upfront; planning is key! I'll sheepishly admit that I've always known that, but this time around I hardly prepped anything for our short trip to Malta, which led to some wasted time and a few mistakes. Fortunately nothing too bad, but there were a few things…

Short getaway to Malta: itinerary

What better way to end the year than by adding another country to my list of traveled-to destinations? And doing that with my little sister? Double bucket-list material! My sister and I had been trying to fit a holiday abroad into our schedule for quite some time, so at the start of 2023 we really…

Off the beaten path in Huaraz: Laguna 513

The Cordillera Blanca north of Huaraz has so many options when it comes to hiking, yet the mass of tourists usually stick to the most famous sights and hikes. We of course checked those out as well, as it's a very cheap and indisputably beautiful excursion to both Laguna Paron and Laguna 69. But there…

Chasing Adventures daytrip to Laguna 69

After a not so strenuous – but still amazing - day visiting Laguna Paron, we were ready to strap on our hiking boots again and get some more action. And the perfect day trip for that is Laguna 69. From Huaraz, the trip to Laguna 69 is also one that runs daily as it’s the…

Chasing Adventures day trip to Laguna Paron

Huaraz is a region that’s often skipped by mass tourism in Peru, so it wasn’t a big surprise that when we arrived we didn’t seem to run into a lot of other tourists wandering around town. At least during the day. Because the tourists that are adding Huaraz to their itinerary are often away on…

By night bus from Lima to Huaraz

After an ex-tra-or-di-nary four days of trekking over the Salkantay Pass and to Machu Picchu, it was time for the next part of our trip through Peru: Huaraz. But before we could start that part, it was quite crucial to get there of course. From Cusco there is no one way to get to Huaraz;…

The must do hike in Peru: Salkantay Trek

When you mention Peru to the general public, everyone immediately thinks of the Inca city of Machu Picchu. It is a big part of Peruvian history and one of their major tourist attractions. One simply can’t go to Peru without visiting this amazing bit of history. But there are many ways to go about visiting…

Wandering through Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire

While there are plenty of day trips to take from Cusco to the surrounding areas, it's also worth it to just spend a day exploring the city of Cusco itself. We hadn't planned on doing that, but with the Rainbow Mountain being snowed under, making it pretty hard to see the rainbow colors, we opted…