One of my favorite sayings is: "The best way to get a taste of local flavor is to do so literally." I love eating and drinking my way through a country - it just can’t be beat! My father jokes that after my first trip to Italy, he picked me up from the airport, and I spent the next 6 hours talking solely about the food that I'd …

I never gave the altitude of Peru much thought. I knew the simple rules: stay hydrated, stay away from alcohol, and take it easy. I also knew I would have trouble with rule #2 - I was in Peru! I needed to make sure I was trying the local flavor! Our first full day in Peru led us from Cusco to Chinchero and the Sacred Valley. Just like that we went …

There is no doubt about it– the majesty of Machu Picchu was the highlight of our trip. I thought perhaps the hype and the general overcrowding of such a high-profile tourist site would turn me off compared to some of the off-the-beaten-tracks I loved exploring in other countries. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

The closest I would …

I am a firm believer in the power of tour guides. I may be a Millennial and one who is fine staying in a hostel, wandering down random streets and alleys, even taking the bus to random little towns, but when it comes to cultural ruins, I love to have a guide. Ruins are not fascinating to all people like they are to me, but there is one thing that …

The second highlight of my trip is without a doubt our time spent in Colca Canyon. I knew very little about Colca Canyon prior to our visit. About the only thing I did know was that it most likely was large (I mean you don’t just label anything a canyon), it was often known for hiking, and a bird called the Condor nests there.

We traveled …

The infamous Condor cross was scheduled for our next day which meant preparing for an early morning. We packed up and headed to breakfast only to be greeted by the ground's horses out grazing in the sunrise – again, a sight hard to beat.

On our way through the canyon we made a few stops along some view points, learning more about the …

The Nazca lines of Peru are one of the most famous mysteries of the world. They are often featured in shows and documentaries of the ancient worlds, alien conspiracies and more. They were one sight I was most intrigued about prior to my trip. They were also in all honesty, the most disappointing part.

The town of Nazca is not near any other city …

When I speak to travelers about different places to visit or where they should go, I often have the saying “a city is a city, no matter its country”. And let’s be honest, some people are city people and some would rather live under a rock anywhere else in the world. To give you a brief insight into some of the different areas of …

One of the many reasons we have the amazing benefit of traveling around the world is for the chance to visit our partners on the ground who help make all of our travelers so happy throughout their trip. For most of the office staff, we can spend all day speaking with these partners and never have any idea what they are truly like, even becoming …