With the world still impacted by the global pandemic that is COVID we still cannot entertain the thought of international travel for a while yet so decided to hire a car and do a road trip for a few weeks. All too often a trip to this area involves a visit to the city of Brisbane and then the coastal areas of the Gold Coast to the South and Sunshine Coast to the north. South East Queensland is Australia's fastest-growing region and has so much more to offer than...

Who would have thought that there would be no travel for a year thanks to a global pandemic? Not something I ever expected to see in my lifetime. We have had 3 international trips canceled and are only just being allowed to travel domestically. There has been a big push to "travel local" encouraging people to see their own slice of the world as well as boosting the local economy which has taken a nosedive. And so we set off for a visit to the Tasman Peninsula ...

Machu Picchu Pueblo (formally known as Aguas Calientes) Machu Picchu Pueblo is a town in the Urubamba River Valley whose sole purpose is tourism. There are only 2 ways into town: by rail or by foot. It began life early in the 20th century when the railroad was constructed through the mountains. It's known for its thermal baths (Aguas Calientes means Hot Waters in Spanish) and as a gateway to the nearby Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. We were fortunate enough to...

The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity's greatest architectural achievements and is on almost everyone's bucket list of places to see. Needless to say a visit here is a "once in a lifetime" thing for me. Once you arrive in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town) it seemed to be a mad dash off the train to the bus station. There are buses that travel to the Sanctuary from Machu Picchu town, leaving every 15 minutes from 05:30 am on...

Ollantaytambo (pronounced O-yan-tai-tam-bo) The Incas built Ollantaytambo against a hill, with a spectacular view of the adjacent mountain and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Ollantaytambo is the only Inca town that is still inhabited and is known as the 'Living Inca City'. Its stone streets preserve the Inca architecture combined with temples and colonial squares. Ollantaytambo has beautiful Inca lithic structures. Because it was the scene of hard battles bet...