After a brief pit stop in the city of Puno, we've just circumnavigated half of Lake Titicaca on a bus to the border crossing into Bolivia. We had heard stories of corrupt officials, nightmare bus rides and general chaos, but this border was one of the smoothest we've ever been through! No questions or extra hidden costs, just a few stamps and we were on our way! Puno was at first a little disappointing. Dirty, dusty, busy, and when we arrived the entire city...

This is one of those extra special places for which it is difficult to describe its beauty and magnificence in words. We'd seen pictures, we'd heard stories, but there was just something extra to be said for standing on top of this world heritage site and seeing it for ourselves. The way the morning mist and afternoon sun danced around the remaining ruins of this impossible ancient Inca city built upon an impossible landscape are better shown in pictures than s...

It only took a few days in Lima to realise these next few months in South America are going to be amazing. We are overwhelmed with how friendly, open and hassle free the Peruvians are, particularly for a capital city! After familiarising ourselves with a few practicalities and necesaria espaṅol we are now on an overnight bus to Cusco and the heart of Peru. By now we're pretty good at getting by in countries where English isn't the first language, but we we...