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  1. The Best Hostels in Latin America

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 November 2009

    Travelling for a year, constantly on the move, rarely staying more than three or four days in one place, where I end up staying makes a huge difference to my my stress levels. End up in a nice hostel, with things like comfy beds, warm showers, free breakfasts, a good location and a nice atmosphere [...]

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  2. Trekking the Huayhuash Circuit (Part 2)

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 3 September 2009

    (You can read Part 1 here) Day Six After a tough first few days, it turned out the worst was yet to come for Aidan, my hiking companion – as if the physical exertion and affects of altitude weren’t enough, today was the day he inevitable came down with diarrhea, whereas yet again I was fine. I could [...]

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  3. Trekking the Huayhuash Circuit (Part 1)

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 September 2009

    Besthike.com describes the Huayhuash circuit as ‘arguably the best hike in the world’. Other sources I’ve seen reckon it’s the second best after the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Reports like that meant that hiking there was the single thing I was most looking forward to in my entire year of travelling. I knew it’d be [...]

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  4. The Santa Cruz Trek

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 30 August 2009

    The Santa Cruz trek is the best known and most popular trek in the Cordillera Blanca, and for good reason. Over the course of four days, it loops around the highest part of the range, mostly staying beautiful alpine valleys, and giving stunning views of the range’s tallest and most beautiful mountains, as well as [...]

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  5. Trekking to Laguna Churup

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 28 August 2009

    Arriving in Huaraz was just what I needed after six weeks in Colombia. I mean, I wouldn´t say I partied non-stop there, but it´d be fair to say it was my most sociable country so far. What I need was a bit of time up in the mountains to get away from it all, and [...]

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