Author Archives: Darren Alff

What Advice Would You Give To Someone Planning His Or Her First Bicycle Tour?

First-time bicycle tourists ask me for advice all the time… but now I want to [...]

Bicycle Helmets Proven Not To Make You Any Safer?

In recent years I’ve become increasingly interested in “The Great Helmet Debate”. My interest has [...]

Traveling In Peru – What You Need To Know

If you are planning a trip to the South American country of Peru and you [...]

How Much Does It Cost To Travel In Peru? – Answered!

If you are planing a trip to Peru and want to know just how much [...]

Eat Sleep Surf: A Bicycle Surfing Adventure Movie Set In Indonesia

Rian Cope and Dylan Brayshaw were two ordinary 20-somethings from Australia, working normals jobs, and [...]

Peruvian Travel Expenses – Month 5

For the past five months I have been traveling through the South American country of [...]

Machu Picchu Travel Expenses

For the past four months I’ve been traveling through the South American country of Peru… [...]

How To Take Better Travel Photos – Understanding The Rule Of Thirds

If you’ve ever gone on a trip and come home with a camera full of [...]

Work And Travel – How To Manage It All

This is me working from my room on-board a cruise ship parked outside of Santorini, [...]

What Travel Has Taught Me About The Value Of A Dollar

International travel is cheap! I proved it in 2009  when I traveled through Europe on [...]

Travel Through Peru For Less Than $500 USD Per Month

It’s that time of the month again! The time of month when I round up [...]

7 Things To Do In Nazca, Peru (That Don’t Involve Flying Over The Nazca Lines)

People who travel to the small desert town of Nazca, Peru usually stay for only [...]