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Day trip to Chiang Rai

Day trip to Chiang Rai

Before arriving in Thailand, I had come across pictures of a White Temple that I wanted to visit. Upon further research we found that it would make for a perfect day trip. So we set out the next day to the city of Chiang Rai to see what it had

Day 125 - Welcome to Thailand

Day 125 - Welcome to Thailand

We are in Bangkok, Thailand! We arrived on the 5th of May, 2023 via London. It was a very long flight. The effects of jet lag were not felt on our first day, but on day two (the day we were meant to check out from our hotel) we were

#throwback: Latin America

#throwback: Latin America

Here's us looking back at some of our favourites Favourite city we visited Ayesha ''For me it has to be Medellin, Columbia. Maybe it was the friendliness of people or its year round spring weather or purely for sentimental reasons as it was the first city in our travels we

Day 107 - Somewhere over the rainbow

Day 107 - Somewhere over the rainbow

Overall Hike Info (Rainbow Mountains + Walk to Red Valley) Total Distance covered: 8 km loop Total Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Total Ascent: 554m Difficulty: Easy (some difficulty due to altitude if not acclimatised) We took all of yesterday to rest from our Salkantay trek and now have another hike

The road to Machu Picchu; the Salkantay trek unguided

The road to Machu Picchu; the Salkantay trek unguided

Salkantay trek overall hike info Total distance covered: 84.13 km Total duration walking: 33 hrs 34 mins Total days: 5 Total ascent: 3166m Total descent: 4777m Difficulty: Moderate - Difficult for seasoned walkers, might be Very Difficult for beginners due to length and altitude of certain areas We arrived

Day 96 - Island of the sun

Day 96 - Island of the sun

Isla del Sol is an island in Lake Titicaca situated on the Bolivia-Peru border. The island along with the lake holds a lot of significance in Tiwanku and Incan cultures, it was a common pilgrimage site for the Incans and according to their mythology this lake was the resting place

Day 83 - Salar de Uyuni

Day 83 - Salar de Uyuni

The salt flats in Bolivia are probably one of its most unique offerings. We went on a 3 days/ 2 nights tour of the salt flats which we booked through TransAndino a day before the tour left and booked on site after comparing with a few others. Munis' friend from

Day 79 - Now we're in Argentina...now we're in Bolivia

Day 79 - Now we're in Argentina...now we're in Bolivia

After one month we finally said goodbye to Argentina and crossed into Bolivian territory on foot. 10.00 am Yesterday we took the 3.30pm bus from Salta to La Quiaca. After breakfast this morning, we checked out of the hotel at 10am and headed to the border for immigration

Day 70 - The most magical place we ever did see

Day 70 - The most magical place we ever did see

Have you ever visited a place and thought to yourself how can this be real? It's a 5D experience yet your brain fails to register the magnanimity of it? Such was our visit of the Iguazu waterfalls. I can only describe it as a dreamscape, no picture or photograph will

Photo Diary - Perito Moreno and Los Glaciares National Park

Photo Diary - Perito Moreno and Los Glaciares National Park

This post is a photo diary from our time in Patagonia. We crossed into Argentinian Patagonia after hiking Torres del Paine in Chile. Perito Moreno Glacier Perito Moreno is often touted as one of the few advancing glaciers on the planet, I am unsure about how true that is but

Day 56 - Hike to Torres del Paine

Day 56 - Hike to Torres del Paine

Hike info Distance: 22.32km Ascent: 1392m Descent: 1439m Duration: 8 - 9 hours Difficulty Level: Moderate Its the 25th of February, we are in Chilean Patagonia, more precisely in the Torres del Paine national park and are here to do its iconic hike that goes by the same name.

Day 52 - We're at the edge of the world...

Day 52 - We're at the edge of the world...

...quite literally! We are in the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, which is the last town before Antarctica (it's distance from London 13,361 km and from Pakistan 15,705 km). 🐧 Penguin Island Tour 2.5hrs from Ushuaia is Isla Martillo, where you will find colonies of penguins.

Day 43 - Salento: walking to Cocora valley

Day 43 - Salento: walking to Cocora valley

When we arrived in Salento, Colombia on 12th February 2023, it appeared to be quite the tourist hotspot, a tiny town popular for its coffee plantations, wildlife and wax palm trees. Colourful buildings and craft shops lined Calle Real, a popular street of the town. Having only two days in

Amazon Reflections

Amazon Reflections

Amazon river and the forest I feel, visiting the Amazon has been one of the most stimulating places in our journey which has etched an indelible mark on my mind. We visited the region in Colombia. Before researching the trip, I had always thought that the Amazon rainforest exclusively existed

We have been travelling for a 100 days!

We have been travelling for a 100 days!

After months of speculation and ardently checking the news and traveller groups on the unfolding political situation, two days ago we crossed the Bolivian border to make it to Peru. We are currently in Cusco and getting ready for the next few days of our journey, nonetheless today I could

On three months of travel

On three months of travel

Recounting the most memorable moments thus far... * The kindness of strangers in Colombia: whether offering to pay for our bus ticket to the airport, or keeping our bags in their apartment as we travelled to an island, bus drivers interested in where we come from and offering recommendations, people waiting

Notes from my diary: The Amazonas

Notes from my diary: The Amazonas

Day 35, 4th Feb 2023 – Arrival at Kowappana and community visit We are in an Amazonian village called San Martin Amacayacu, I am resting on a bed under a mosquito net, in a room that's been beautifully decorated with flowers, the sounds of insects and the pitter patter of the

An evening in Mexico

An evening in Mexico

We are in Merida, capital of Mexico’s Yucatan state. At this point in time it has been more than a week and it still hasn't sunk in yet that we are in this for the long run. Oddly enough Ayesha also shares similar feelings of casualness for our travelling

A month of travel

A month of travel

I have been sitting on this blogpost for a couple of weeks now but in the wake of family bereavements, crises in Pakistan and now the disasters in Turkiye and Syria it is impossible to not feel guilt and heart break going through your day normally whilst so many are