The Peruvian Rush: To the Coast then the Mountains and back again
So as I mentioned in my last post, because of the damned Paro in Colombia, we were going to have to hurry to get down to Cusco on time to do the Inca Trail on the 27th March. We were missing the beach...
View ArticleCusco and the Sacred Valley: Past Strongholds of the Incas
On our first day in Cusco, none of us were feeling our best. The boys were both not feeling great with a food poisoning re-occurrence and I was feeling pretty rough myself with a combination of a...
View ArticleThe one where I got altitude sickness on the world famous Inca Trail
Our epic journey to Machu Picchu began with us getting picked up at 5.30am from our hostel in Cusco by Peru Treks, and driven to Km 82 via a breakfast stop near Ollantaytambo. This is the start of the...
View ArticleGraceful Arequipa, majestic Colca Canyon, and the floating islands of Lake...
We arrived in Arequipa after possibly the worst night bus yet, replete with seats that hardly reclined and no leg room. As it was only 6am, it was too early to check into the hostel so we waited in the...
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