Machu Picchu is unmissable, but it’s also a massive rip off. So was it worth it?

This may be controversial... but from start to finish, we felt milked by Machu Picchu. It cost us the best part of £800 over 2 days. Are the Peruvians ripping everyone off? Can you really blame them? Or could there be a cheaper way of doing it?

Semana Santa in Bolivia: What two atheists made of South America’s biggest religious festival

We knew being in South America for Easter would be a spectacle, but some of the traditions & processions we saw were just downright weird!

Here’s why a jeep tour from Chile to Bolivia should be on everyone’s ‘before-I-die list’!

Some natural wonders are just so awe inspiringly brilliant, words or even photographs cannot adequately do justice to them. But imagine seeing a series of once in a lifetime views relentlessly, one after another, for three days, and you'll begin to understand what it's like to take part in a Jeep tour from Chile to Bolivia!

Buying your Bolivian Salt Flats adventure from an operator in San Pedro de Atacama? Make sure you read this first!

We spent three days in San Pedro obsessing over which Salt flats tour to choose, and which operator seemed to be offering the best deal. We were promised the world from many of the tour operators, even though essentially every tour is the same. To save you those three days, here are our top tips on how to choose and how to avoid being ripped off!

Nine musts for anyone visiting Melbourne: street food, graffiti & coffee

Melbourne isn't flashy like Sydney. It doesn't scream 'look at me' with its opera house and massive bridge. It's a place to explore, and as our first stop in Australia - its delights blew us away...

Hong Kong: 5 must-dos (and a couple of don’ts!)

We only spent 4 days and 4 nights in Hong Kong, and after the mayhem of Bangkok we didn't think it could be any more crazy... how wrong we were!

Koh Lanta – unfortunately where our ‘honeymoon holiday’ period ended!

The bubble was going to have to burst at some point, and a mixture of bad weather, bad lodgings & bad planning taught us some valuable travelling lessons.

Bandarawela: Hill top trains & a colonial time-warp

Bustling & gritty, Bandarawela is not renowned in tea country for its beauty - but one place alone is worthy of a visit just for its colonial beauty, and became a welcome relaxing rest stop for us after scaling Adam's Peak.