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Within the walls of Arequipa’s Monasterio de Santa Catalina

Within the walls of Arequipa’s Monasterio de Santa Catalina

by Sara Dobak | Featured, Peru

The atmosphere here in Peru’s Santa Catalina monastery, rarified by altitude, is tempered by streams of sunlight bouncing off the orange, cobalt and raspberry hues of the convent’s walls. Dazzlingly bright plazas are framed by arched cloisters, whose shadows are...
Before the Incas – Chan Chan and the Chimú Kingdom of Peru

Before the Incas – Chan Chan and the Chimú Kingdom of Peru

by Sara Dobak | Peru

The first thing that occurred to us when we arrived at the entrance to northern Peru’s Chan Chan ruins, was that we might have been dropped off at the wrong place. Considering the importance and span of the settlement itself, the entrance area seemed surprisingly...
The Rare Ecosystem and Alien Landscapes of Paracas National Reserve in Peru

The Rare Ecosystem and Alien Landscapes of Paracas National Reserve in Peru

by Sara Dobak | Peru

With the gold and russet dunes folding into each other in the distance, I stepped straight out onto the arid Martian landscape. Or so it seemed. If it wasn’t for the bold blue of our earthly sky, I could have sworn I’d just set foot on our neighbouring planet. That,...
Re-Connecting With Nature: #ShareYourOutdoors

Re-Connecting With Nature: #ShareYourOutdoors

by Sara Dobak | Travel Continuum

In these times of constant connectivity, many of us are permanently stooped forwards, eyes down poring over texts and tweets – barely looking at what’s in front of us, let alone what’s high in the skies above us. What we are losing connection with, it seems, is Mother...
Sowing the seeds of wanderlust – how a coffee ad fired up a love for travel

Sowing the seeds of wanderlust – how a coffee ad fired up a love for travel

by Sara Dobak | Travel Continuum

  The steam train glided majestically through backwater towns and stark sweeping vistas, and the latin rhythm of ‘La Colegiala’ embedded itself into my psyche. Then, very fleetingly, she was there – cool, sophisticated and independent.  Sipping her coffee...

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