Travel

Do You Know What Makes Lake Titicaca so Special?

Lake Titicaca & Titilaka Lodge Lake Titicaca is regarded as a sacred site to Peruvians. Legend has it, the first humans, Inca’s, mysteriously emerged from the lake and went on to create the Inca Empire. For today’s visitor, it is an opportunity to explore several indigenous cultures that continue today much as they have for hundreds of years. It is a chance to step back in time to a much simpler way of life. When researching Lake Titicaca it is … Read More

Destinations|Famous World Heritage Sites|Hiking|Peru|Travel

In the Footsteps of the Incas: The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu is on many people’s bucket list. For some it is just a desire to visit the archaeological site, for others it is the desire to actually follow in the footsteps of the Incas, and walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu or follow “Caminos Del Inca” as it is known in Spanish. As keen hikers, we wanted to hike this 26 mile, 4 day trail for a long time. Finally we did! Just us and 500 others; 200 … Read More

Destinations|Peru|Travel

The Best of Books, Cookbooks and Movies about Peru

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Our Hand Picked Selection of Books, Cookbooks and Movies about Peru Books are a great way to both learn about a destination and relive the memories once you return home. This month we hand pick the best of books, cookbooks and movies about Peru to help get you in the mood for the destination we will feature on Compass & Fork in early 2016. We have 4 featured categories: fiction, non-fiction, movies and cookbooks. These are all listed below and … Read More

Tips|Travel|Travel Tips

What You Need to Know to Plan your Dream Trip

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Part 1, Plan Your Dream Trip: Flights Together we have traveled to over 50 countries. We have worked in quite a few, spent what would cumulatively amount to years traveling and somewhere along the way learned a few things that will probably be helpful to help you plan your dream trip. This is the first in a series designed to help you plan your own dream trip to wherever that may be. It also is the official public announcement of … Read More

Culinary Delights|Destinations|Melbourne|Travel|Visit a City

How to Eat your way Around the World in Melbourne

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We have alluded to it in other Melbourne posts, but here is the post you’ve been waiting for, where to find cuisines from around the world in Melbourne. Melbourne’s strong history of immigration from around the world includes people from Lebanon, Greece, Italy, Sudan, Turkey, Vietnam and many other nationalities that now call Melbourne home. And lucky Melbourne, they all brought their cuisines with them! This is not a definitive guide, honestly I don’t know how you could ever make … Read More

Destinations|Melbourne|Travel|Travel Tips|Visit a City

Insider Tips to Make the Most of your Melbourne Visit

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compassandfork.com/guide-to-the-fabulous-melbourne-markets A Guide to what to do and see in Inner City Melbourne Planning a Melbourne visit? We encourage you to get outside the CBD (Central Business District or downtown area) and explore inner-city Melbourne. This is the area within about 5 kilometers of Melbourne CBD and it has some great little hidden gems which many visitors miss. In this post we introduce you to these great neighborhoods and share some of our insider tips to help you make the … Read More