Anxiety about losing a trip to sitting on the toilet because your stomach didn’t like the drinking water, can get a lot of people reaching for plastic bottled water even though they’d opt for reusable… Read More »LifeStraw or Grayl GeoPress to replace water bottles when traveling?
This Guide is not a fan of carrying stuff around. So if I add a piece of technology to my three bags, it needs to be useful on a nearly daily basis. The Garmin Vivoactive… Read More »The Garmin Vivoactive as a personal trainer smartwatch for digital nomads
If you’re visiting Cusco and you’re doing some hiking, there’s a high probability you’ll hear about this place called Machu Pichu and you may want to take a trip there. You can hop on the… Read More »Review: 4 day Inka Trail to Machu Pichu w Evolution Treks
There’s one piece of digital nomad hiking gear I’ve been so impressed with, that it’s the only piece of gear I’ve got two of: the Darn Tough midweight cushion boot sock. After 9 months of… Read More »Is the Darn Tough boot sock really that incredible?
The past year has been full of multi-day hiking trips and long walks across town to get tortas. It was a big decision with a lot of research to pick the footwear I’ve worn on… Read More »Review: Inov-8 Roclite Pro G 400 – Comfy vegan waterproof hiking boots
Your Guide recently did a 5-day trek to Choquequirao with Alpaca Expeditions, a 4-day Inka Trail trek to Machu Pichu with Evolution Treks, and an overnight run up to the Salkantay Pass with Salktany Trekking.… Read More »My packing list for Choquequirao and the Inka Trail
When this Guide began planning hikes around Cusco, one trail immediately jumped out: the hike to Choquequirao. It’s an archeological site spanning an area larger than Machu Pichu, but the difficulty of the journey, and… Read More »Day-by-day review – the Choquequirao Trek with Alpaca Expeditions