If you don’t pronounce Machu Picchu correctly (mah-choo pee-choo) it sounds like “old penis” in Quechuan (most of us are guilty of this phonetic atrocity). GUATEMALA AND PERU: FINDING THE PLOT If you’re walking up to Machu Picchu, you must go with a guided group. BEST TIME TO ...
To be specific, it is located in northern China and the best known sections are around its capital, Beijing. 2. How to pronounce the Chinese name for the Great Wall? – 长城 长cháng 城 chéng 长: It literally means long, which refers to the length of the Great Wall. It is the ...
Lonely Planet are usually spot on with up-and-coming destinations. It’s good to be one of the first to visit these places, not only because we all love to say, ‘I went there before mass tourism hit’, but it will also be cheaper if you get in there a year or two before everyon...