Travel Tip 171: How to spot red flags in vacation rental descriptions. Plus, my blogs about Kuélap, Gocta Falls and the Marvelous Spatuletail!

Travel Tip 170: How to spot red flags in vacation rental photos. Plus, my return to Moyobamba!

Travel Tip 169: How to pack light and my packing for northern Peru. Plus, my update to the Rough Guide to Peru is out!

Travel Tip 168: Where, when and how to bargain when you travel. Plus, my new blog post about Taqrachullo!

Travel Tip 167: How low season travel is inherently sustainable. Plus, my trip to Pamuri Andes Lodge in Huancavelica and my article for Low Season Traveller.

Travel Tip 166: How to support artists when you travel. My top 5 tips for supporting local artists.

Travel Tip 165: How to hire porters. Porter Gabriel Ríos Mamani died on the Inca Trail this week, so we have to talk about porters again.

Travel Tip 164: How to pack for the jungle. Plus, my guide to the Peruvian rainforest.

Travel Tip 163: How to slow travel. Plus, my complete guide to Cusco, Peru.

Travel Tip 162: How to deal with crowds when traveling. Plus, my blog about the Qhapaq Ch’unchu of Paucartambo.

Travel Tip 161: How to plan an adventure. Plus, my new article about adventures in South America and my blog about Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.

Travel Tip 160: How to deal with hotel problems. Plus, I’m back in Paucartambo this week!

Travel Tip 159: How to plan solo travel. Plus, my new blogs about Inca Rail and Palccoyo’s rainbow mountains.

Travel Tip 158: How to revisit with a new perspective. Here’s how I enjoy revisiting the same places over and over, like Machu Picchu.

Travel Tip 157: How to beat the heat. Plus, my new blogs about my trip to Huaraz!

Travel Tip 156: How to plan a group or family trip that everybody will enjoy.

Travel Tip 155: How to feel safe when you travel? My top five tips for feeling safe/safer. Plus, my new blog about Huánuco!

Travel Tip 154: How to avoid overtourism? My top three tips for not piling onto this growing problem. Plus, my article about visiting Cusco in the low season and blog about search & rescue in Peru.

Travel Tip 153: Why you should hire a local guide. Plus, my experience with a search and rescue training between guides, firefighters, police and military.

Travel Tip 152: My top 5 Solo Road Trip Tips! Plus, why you shouldn’t go to Rainbow Mountain in Peru.