• Canada

    Dempster Highway, Yukon

    One of my favourite things while visiting the Yukon was driving up the Dempster Highway to Tombstone Territorial Park.  Our original plan was to take the highway to Eagle Plains and reach the rim of the arctic circle. Unfortunately, the rain altered this plan for us as we were in a rented RV (the only way to travel around the Yukon in my opinion) and didn’t have the proper supplies (extra tires, satellite phone). Travelling north on the gravel highway in the rain was slow, our max. speed was close to 35KM per hour.  There was so much mud and potholes! We were able to stop a few times to…

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  • South America

    Hiking the Inca Trail – DAY 4

    We woke at 3:30, and quickly vacated our tents and ate breakfast.  We travelled for about 10 mins from base camp in the dark to the checkpoint.  This checkpoint was an admission gate to Machu Picchu which opens at 5:30 am, so we waited.  Our group at first walked together slowly, as one group member had badly twisted her ankle.  After several groups passed us, many of our own group members started to move ahead as well.  It wasn’t a far walk to reach the Sun Gate however the trail was surprisingly thin and did require a lot of attention, which is likely why they do not permit hikers on…

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