Destination: Peru

Lima to Cusco

Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By becci_m | Views [1900] | Comments [2]

We made it. So far, so good. We arrived safely in lima on the first, at about 8 ocloack in the evening ( about 1am english time- its quite an odd feeling, chasing the sun round the world!). The flight was surprising good, for an 11 hour flight time, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Lima, taste the city.

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 | By sally | Views [2050] | Comments [2]

Of course. You must visit Machupichu and take the traditional ‘been-here’ photo but why miss out Lima. It is a massive capital city with zillions of taxis ready for a low-cost ride that can take you to many widely divergent experiences. Some luxurious ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Gallery: Inca Trail

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 | By john_maitland | Photo Gallery

The Beach and Desert

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Views [1243]

After leaving Ariquipa we headed of the the little beach called porta inca which was the main port during inca times. We camped on the beach which was fun and made a huge fire and a huge bucket of punch and had a great beach party. The next day we headed ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Gallery: The Beach and Desert

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The Crash

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Photo Gallery

Gallery: cuzco

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Photo Gallery

The Crash

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Views [810] | Comments [1]

Warning this story contains me in some perilous situations! Well, on our way from Cusco to Chivay i was extremely tired and was sleeping on the bus. We were at an altitude of around 4000m and it started snowing, I found all this out later but all i ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Bolivia

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By lou | Views [1658]

Salar de Uyuni tour The only ATM in town eventually co-operates so I´m able to liquidate myself and book onto a 3 day border crossing tour.  In fact within an hour we´ve left behind the Chilean fruit bandits and are driving across barren no-man´s ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Machu Piccu

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Photo Gallery

Inca Trail

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By tom_lynar | Views [792] | Comments [1]

OK Just finished the Inca trail which is a 4 day hike ending in Machu Piccu the lost city of the incas. It was a great hike except for the fact that 9 out of 12 of us got violently ill and were spewing and pooing whilst walking. It starts just outside ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

La Paz, Bolivia

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [10271] | Comments [5]

Well I didn´t find Paddington, but ... Phil and I made it to Bolivia and the falling down grandeur of La Paz.  On the way into La Paz we stopped at the ruins of Tiahuanaca which were amazing.  This civilisation pre-dated the Incas by a long way - they ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Puno & Lake Titicaca

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The Inca Trail

Sun, 4 Feb 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Photo Gallery

On the road to Machu Picchu

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [1223] | Comments [4]

The Inca Trail On friday I left Bec in Cuzco and headed off to start the four day trek along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. It was sad to part company but once the trek begun there was no way of getting off the trail short of a donkey ride or perhaps ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures