One of the most popular countries in South America, for those craving adrenaline-filled adventures, exquisite cuisine and breathtaking mountain ranges...

Whether you're a day hiker looking to get a taste of the Peruvian Andes or a trekker on a mission to do the Santa Cruz trail, Huaraz, the trekking capital of Peru has a little something for everyone...

I'm swaying dreamily in a hammock perched on a rock. Out at sea, waking up to the roars of crashing waves as the sun rises over Tayrona National Park, with glimmering hues of dusty pink and orange.

Mount Fitz Roy, also known as Laguna de los Tres, is one of my favourite hikes of South America. Stunned by the sapphire blue waters, waterfalls cascading from gleaming glaciers and drinking from streams with water so clean, I'm on a quest to convince everyone just why you should go...

Having hiked Laguna 69, Laguna Churup and spent a day doing the acclimatisation hike to Laguna Wilcacocha, I wondered if doing another hike in Huaraz would maybe be overdoing it. I weighed up staying another night...

As a city, Santiago has probably been one of my least favourites. Congested and polluted, I honestly didn't warm up to the centre that much. Thankfully I booked an Airbnb outside the centre with a gym and a pool and with Chile heading into summer it was perfect timing.

December took me everywhere from the thundering glaciers in Torres del Paine to trekking on ice in El Calafate, hiking over 300km, 24-hour bus rides through deserts, bouldering, climbing, sliding, running, jumping to the tops of mountains, drinking the purest water...

I almost didn't make it to Palccoyo rainbow mountain. As it turned out, it's one of my favourite adventures of Peru. You've probably heard of the famous Rainbow Mountain, Vinicunca. Splattered across social media, no one even knew about...

October saw the beginning of many adventures with life on the road. Finishing off my Salt Flats tour in southern Bolivia, I headed to San Pedro de Atacama where I got out my denim shorts and t-shirts, soaking up some much-needed sunshine. A little too much...