Peru
Elke’s Peru Adventure
Adventure
After sending countless clients to Peru, I finally got to go to Peru. In late September I boarded my red-eye flight with Air Canada to Lima. Air Canada is the only airline that offers nonstop service to Lima and a red eye flight is a great way to maxim…
31/07/18
Read MoreThe Lares Trek: Peru on a Shoestring Part 2
Adventure, Guided Vacations and Tours
Make sure to read Part 1 of Amanda’s trip if you haven’t already! Our first day was ‘easy’. We mainly followed a dirt road along a river and past a few small settlements. Even the slightest incline induced a lot of huffing and puffing. I underestimated…
10/11/15
Read MorePeru on a Shoestring: Part 1
Adventure
My friend and I went to Peru in September to celebrate our 21st ‘friend-iversary’. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate a lifetime of friendship than to climb up (and down) a mountain together (and maybe see some world renowned sites along th…
04/11/15
Read MorePeru and the Inca Trail
18-40, Adventure
Guest post by Bryan Marjoram, tour host for Peru and the Inca Trail. Recently, I had the opportunity to host a trip through Merit Travel to experience the “Magic and Mystery of Peru” and gaze upon the ingenuity of the Incas at Machu Picchu and surround…
22/10/14
Read MoreTrekking Kili, the Inca Trail, and Annapurna
Adventure, Uncategorized
I have been lucky enough to have trekked both Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. In my case, this was with the same group of 4 guys, 10 years apart. More recently I also completed a solo 3-day trek in the foothills of Annapurna in Nepa…
27/03/13
Read MoreTravel Favourites by Pro Intel
Adventure
At Merit Travel our Travel Specialists are extremely well-travelled and are constantly planning their next adventure! Here are some of our favourite staff picks! Colombia: A true hidden gem of South America. From the lush coffee region, to the culture…
07/02/13
Read MoreInca Trail to Machu Picchu
Adventure
I had the opportunity to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in November 2009 as part of a two-and – a-half month trip backpacking through South America. My then girlfriend (now wife) and I started the trip in Lima and spent about a month travelling t…
27/12/12
Read MoreAdventures in Honeymooning
Adventure
We’re not ‘beach people’, but we’re also not hardcore, capital ‘A’ adventure travellers who summit icy mountains, so when thinking of where to go for our honeymoon, the only criteria was to go somewhere amazing that offered an experience we couldn’t ge…
07/12/12
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