by Zachary Houtenville | May 8, 2025 | Travel Tales
One of the Seven Wonders of the World: Machu Picchu, the city hidden in the mountains. DAY 1: Start of the Salkantay Trek I think it was 5 in the morning? Maybe earlier. No idea, really. All I know is my body wasn’t exactly thrilled about my brain’s decision to wake...
by Zachary Houtenville | May 8, 2025 | TREK TALKS
Basílica Catherdal found in the main square of Arequipa. I strolled into Arequipa, my first stop in Peru, after a long journey up from San Pedro de Atacama—officially marking the end of my solo travels. Out of all the countries I hit, I probably missed more cool...
by Zachary Houtenville | Nov 22, 2024 | THE PLAN
Clarification: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil This is it. A bit of a road map of what I’ll be doing over the next 4 months… ideally. The truth is who really knows. When I went to Thailand, there was no...
