Peru

Sacred Valley in Peru is extraordinary — the scale and history hit you immediately. But the experience around it has been thoroughly commercialised. Getting there, navigating the crowds, and dealing with persistent sellers around Huaraz centre made it more stressful than it should be. Away from the…

Did 5 days solo in Peru and found it extremely manageable as a solo traveller. The transport network around Arequipa is decent and getting to Colca Canyon independently was straightforward. Met fellow travellers easily and locals were generally happy to chat. Machu Picchu lives up to its reputation…

Peru is a genuinely beautiful and interesting place. Machu Picchu is worth every superlative thrown at it. The ceviche is legitimately excellent. incredible Incan history gave the trip real depth. What I struggled with: the tourist infrastructure around the headline sites in Arequipa is relentlessl…

We chose Peru for our honeymoon and it was perfect for us. The romantic atmosphere in Cusco at night, the drama of Colca Canyon, the intimacy of small restaurants serving pisco sour — all of it added up to exactly what we were hoping for. one of the world's great food cities in Lima became an unexp…

I wanted to love Peru more than I did. The positives exist: Lake Titicaca is genuinely impressive, Huaraz has moments of real charm, and lomo saltado is as good as people say. But petty crime in Lima city was a persistent problem throughout the trip and dragged the experience down. I've heard other…