Gonzo Travels

Off the cuff writing about the travels of a guy who people expect to be married, have kids, work the 9-5 and do all the other status quo nonsense.

  • Laguna Salinas, Peru

    Laguna Salinas, Peru

    Yesterday I took a day trip up to Laguna Salinas, 4,300m up in the Arequipa region. The lake is impressive in size, but I never find lakes photogenic. What was photogenic is the surrounding scenery, volcanos, mountains and plenty of llamas, vicunas and alpacas.

  • Huaraz, Peru

    Huaraz, Peru

    Huaraz is a city of 110,000 people, at over 3,000 meters up a good place to acclimatised and do treks of varying difficulty. After a couple of days here I went for a guided walk around laguna Paron which has a little climbing up and down, and spectacular views of nearby mountains. One days rest,…