Travel Tip Newsletter 58: My top five tips for dealing with lost luggage. Plus, my new blog about the Tipon Inca Ruins and my article about my top 10 favorite free Inca sites.

Travel tip 57: How to overcome language barriers. Plus, links to my new blog about the Festival of the Virgin of Carmen and my article about Peru’s independence.

Travel Tip 56: What to do when your hotel is bad. Plus, my blog about the Saqra dancers at the Virgin of Carmen festival in Paucartambo, Peru.

Travel Tip 55: How to protect yourself from pickpockets. Plus, my article about how to safely take public transportation in Peru and my blog about Inti Raymi.

Travel Tip 54: How to find companies that give back. Plus, links to my new article about Mery Calderon, owner of Kudos, and an old blog about volunteering in Bangladesh.

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.