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Isla del Sol – Birthplace of the Incas
In the last post from the February, 2026 Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour we said goodbye to Peru and crossed over to Bolivia where we had a very enjoyable day exploring the small city of Copacabana with its fabled shrine to a sacred statue of the Virgin Mary. Today we are going to […]
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Copacabana – Bolivia’s Sacred City
This is my first post from Bolivia as the Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour enters its final stage in the Altiplano, the world’s second highest plateau. With an average elevation of 3,750 metres (12,300 feet) it is where most of the country’s population resides even though it covers less than a third of […]
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Lake Titicaca from Peru
It’s hard to believe, but after just eleven days the Peru portion of the Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour is coming to an end. It seems we have been here much longer as there have been so many highlights packed into that short period of time including the city of Lima, the Nazca […]
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Raqchi and Tambomachay
In the last six posts from the February 2026 Kingdoms of the Andes tour by Adventures Abroad our group has been exploring the heartland of the Inca Empire including Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and enjoying a Carnival celebration in Pisac. Looking back it really has been an exceptional few days that I will […]
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Pisac – Carnival Time in the Andes
In the last post on the February 2026 Kingdoms of the Andes tour by Adventures Abroad I described one of the all time great days of travel on a visit to Machu Picchu. It certainly will be hard to top that, but we are going to give it a try. In this post we’ll visit […]
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Machu Picchu – Here at Last
In the last post on this Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour we arrived by train at the underrated town of Aguas Calientes, the gateway to Machu Picchu. In this post, after a lifetime of expectation, I will finally get to visit this most famous of all Incan archaeological sites and one of the […]
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Aguas Calientes – Gateway to Machu Picchu
In the last post from my February 2026 Kingdoms of the Andes tour with Adventures Abroad we left the Incan capital city of Cusco and entered the Sacred Valley making our way to the amazing town of Ollantaytambo. The excitement was growing among our group as we came nearer and nearer to what for most […]
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Vancouver’s North Shore – Where the Mountains Meet the Sea
Vancouver is world famous for its amazing location where the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean combine to make for one the nicest places to live on the planet. But here’s the funny thing – the city of Vancouver and its major suburbs of Richmond, Surrey and New Westminster, are all pretty flat. The actual […]
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Ollantaytambo & the Sacred Valley
In the last two posts from the February 2026 Kingdoms of the Andes tour by Adventures Abroad we explored the Incan capital of Cusco and then the surrounding area including the amazing site of Saqsaywaman. In this post we’ll begin our journey to the Sacred Valley of the Incas which will eventually lead us to […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz