Train Journeys – Cusco to Machu Picchu

There are a few ways to get from Cusco to Machu Picchu. If you’ve a mind to it, many like to brave the trek over the mountains, the Inca Trail – there are several versions of it. There is apparently some back way in via road but you have to go a long way out …

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Little Places – Uch Shariff

Sometimes half the fun of seeing places is getting there. Uch Shariff is a small collection of beautiful Sufi Shrines in Pakistan. They are on the ‘tentative’ list of UNESCO heritage sites. Put simply we are talking about a small group of shrines kinda in the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of a little …

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Travel Bloggers – Moon From Footloose Forever

Today I interview a blogger who has a great blog and has been to some amazing places - such as Bhutan! It's Moon from "Footloose Forever". Hi! This is Moon from India. “Footloose Forever’’ is my travel blog where you’ll find the accounts of my personal travel experiences and the moments captured through my lens. …

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Travel Bloggers – Indahs: Dive, Travel and Photography

Today I am very excited to feature on my Sunday Travel Bloggers segment Indah whose amazing blog features the best underwater photography I have seen on the web. Do take the time to visit her blog because her photos are simply out of this world!   Hello from Minneapolis (USA)! My name is Indah, I …

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Little Places – Hampshire Falls, Myanmar

‘Little Places’ – you know, not a whole city or country, just a little place somewhere in the world where there’s a little something special worth an hour or two of your time. Thus begins a new series of posts. And I am starting in Myanmar. A place near Pyin Oo Lwin, in the highlands …

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A Morning on the Ganges in Varanasi

It was very early in the morning, well before six o’clock. A guesthouse by the Ganges, no sign of the sun. I knew I’d have to get up early, which meant naturally that I couldn’t sleep when I needed to because of the thought of waking up. Still, the alarm went off at not much …

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