Travel Tip 53: My top 3 reasons to hire a local guide. Plus, links to my blogs about Barrancas in the far north and Ushuaia in the far south of Argentina.

Travel Tip 52: My top 3 tips to avoid exploitative tourism. Plus, links to my new article about workers’ rights abuses on the Inca Trail and my blog about the Choquequirao trek.

Travel Tip 51: How to use AI to plan your travels. Here are three AI planforms are perform better than the rest. Plus, links to my new blog about the Qorikancha Inca Temple and my article about visiting NGOs when traveling.

Travel Tip 50: How to pace your trip to make it more enjoyable. Plus, links to my new blog about my 7-day itinerary for Cusco & the Sacred Valley without Machu Picchu, and my article about 15 Inca sites besides Machu Picchu.

My top tip for understanding local culture! Plus, my new blog about the Andean roots of Cusco’s Corpus Christi celebration and my article about the best restaurants in Cusco.

Travel tip 48: My top four tips to prep any home for travel. Plus, my new blog about Inti Punku and my article about 15 Inca sites that aren’t Machu Picchu.

Travel tip newsletter 47: The Top 3 Reasons to Hike on Your Next Trip. Plus, links to my recent blog about Pinkuylluna near Cusco and my article about alternatives to Machu Picchu.

Travel tip 46: Can you be a zero-waste traveler? Tips for zero-waste travel, plus links to my new blog about saving the rainforest and my article about regenerative travel.

Travel Tip 45: 3 Tips for Reducing Waste When Traveling. Plus, my new blog about Green House Tambopata and my Luxury Latin America article about Rainforest Expeditions lodges.

Travel tip 44: How to develop travel intuition. Plus, my new blog about the Tambopata Research Center and an article about citizen science opportunities around the world.

Travel tip 43: How to pack for the jungle? My top jungle packing tips plus links to my new blog about Refugio Amazonas and an article about surviving 34 days in the Peruvian rainforest.

Travel Tip 42: Five tips for what to do when your hotel is bad. Plus, links to my blog about Posada Amazonas in the Peruvian rainforest and my article about Pristine Camps, Salinas Grandes.

Travel tip 41: Five ways to tell if animal tourism is ethical. Plus, links to my blog about the Peruvian Amazon near Puerto Maldonado and my article about science in the jungle.

Travel tip 40: How to find authentic culture when you travel. Plus, links to my new blog about the Unu Raymi Inca Water Festival and my article about alpaca ladies.

Travel Tip 39: 5 tips to avoid scams when booking accommodation. Plus, links to my new blog about Huchuy Qosqo and an Atlas Obscura book coming out with my article about vicuna.

Travel Tip 38: How to go birding on different budgets. Plus, links to my blog about International Women’s Day at Manu Biological Station and my article about the Selk’nam Indigenous people of Chile.

Travel Tip 37: Check for local celebrations. Plus, links to my new article about how scientists get beetles to collect DNA in the Peruvian Amazon and my blog about Manu BioLodge.

Travel Tip #36: Three ways to keep spending local. Plus, links to my new blog about hiking a closed trail in the Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary and an article about Aranwa Boutique Hotel.

Travel Tip #35: Check if your phone company covers the place you’re traveling to. Plus, a link to my new blog about a day trip to Guatape, Colombia and my article about day hikes in El Chalten, Argentina.

Travel Tip #34: How to travel adjacent to the tourist trail. Plus, links to my new blog about Tinamu Birding and an article I wrote for Frommer’s about Machu Picchu adjacent tourism.