"We are Toby & Alison. In October 2013 we packed up, left our careers and embarked on the trip-of-a-lifetime around the world. We have no idea how long we will travel for, or what we're going to do along the way. This blog is a record of our adventures and (hopefully minor) mishaps." 
Nasca – Cradle of the Bizarre
Nasca is yet another Peruvian desert town, you may have heard of this one though. Named for the Nasca culture and famous for trippy lines in the desert that have been interpreted in a...
Monthly Archive: June 2014
Paracas – It’s all Ballestas and Candelabras!
Paracas is a beach town next to the peninsula of the same name lying just off the Pan-American highway that we seem to be wedded to. More desert with some rugged coastline. The main...
Tarqui: Life & death in the Ecuadorian Amazon
One of our traveling goals is to volunteer across the world, largely for projects serving animals. So far we’ve done this in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Now it was Ecuador’s turn. Enter ZooRefugio Tarqui...
Trujillo & Huanchaco – Lost Cities & Demonic Hounds
Another three hours down the (dark) desert highway (Hotel California anyone?) lies Trujillo, another large Peruvian town. Given our opinion of Chiclayo, however, we opted for the beach. Huanchaco is Trujillo’s beach town: smaller...
Chiclayo – Welcome to the Peruvian desert
I have to confess I have never really thought about Peru. I know it has Amazon stuff, llamas, Andes and of course Machu Picchu. I also know that’s where Paddington comes from. And on...