Articles tagged ‘peru’

Hiking the Inca Trail

By Daved Brosche | February 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Anyone who visits Southern Peru is sure to visit the wonder that is Machu Picchu. Many of these visitors take the easy route accessing a starting point by train that drops them off relitivly close to the ruins themselves. For those who want to really experience Machu Picchu and the history of this [...]

Daily Dose, Monday, December 4th

By Eric | December 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

An Update on the Morocco Stabbings
Update: Beware British bargain shoppers…
The audience for this article are the enemies of adventure travel: Property Trends in Koh Samui
For Indiana Jones & all archaeo-nerds: Tombs of Pre-Inca Elite Discovered Under Peru Pyramid
Fiji Army Disarms Polices, Sets Up Roadblocks
Today’s Destination: Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

Daily Dose: Saturday, November 18th

By Eric | November 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

First Fiji, then Tonga, now the Island madness continues - Madagascar general in coup move
Best way to survive an Avalanche (MetaFilter)
An erotic theme park? Peruvians fret that wealth for the poor is being misspent
Some travel deals, from free hotels in Belize to discounted Greek cruise
Travellers given short reprieve on U.S. passport deadline
Everything you wanted to [...]

Daily Dose: A Dozen Destinations

By Eric | November 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

I’ve been saving up these destinations for our daily dose meetings for a while now, and I just can’t seem to get out in front of them, so here’s a whole big wad to make you more depressed about wherever it is you’re sitting, staring at a monitor:
Today’s Destinations:

Peru’s Gocta Falls - A little [...]

Zipping Around All Year

By Eric | October 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »

In the past, I’ve told you about Soaring Tree Top Adventures, just north of Durango, Colorado. It’s (presumably) the longest zipline in the country, spanning over a mile and crossing the Animas River. Oh yea, and it’s only accesible by helicopter or a ride on the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Not to be [...]

Touching the Void’s Simon Yates in person

By Eric | October 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Last night I attended a screening of Touching the Void at our annual mountain film festival here in Taos. The film, which came out in 2004, was based on the book by Joe Simpson. Read on for a summary if you want to spoil the movie. Also in attendance at the screening was Simon Yates, [...]