Ok, this was like nearly two weeks ago so sorry if there seem to be gaps and stuff that we have forgotten!! Anyway, we were picked up from our hotel in Puno at about 8am by a little colectivo, and made our way to the harbour. Here we boarded a fairly bigish boat (should be a photo of it) and met our guide. There were about 20 people on the boat in total, and we chatted to a bit to an English couple who had just retired and were travelling around Peru. At this p...

Hey everyone, Sorry we have been slacking with journal entries lately, but have not done anything since arriving in Puno really. Got here at 6am Thursday morning, but had no sleep on the bus so we were shattered. Went straight to a hotel, had to wait half an hour in reception for the room. Then when we got in it the beds werent made and it hadnt been cleaned so it was obvious we had got the room of the people who had just checked out. They said they would be ba...

Hey everyone, Yay we made it to Machu Picchu and completed the Inca Trail. Got up early on monday morning (at 5) to meet everyone at half 5. Got the bus through the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo, where we brought rain ponchos (colourful bin bags with hoods) and anna got a walking stick. Saw about 50 guinea pigs (for food) whilst there all running round in a shed, they were really cute. From Ollantaytambo we carried on in the bus to the start of the trek....

Hi everyone, Sorry we havent added much recently. Um, we left Arequipa on Monday, got the bus at 11am arrived in Cusco at 11pm!! Journey was very interesting - passed through some very rural communities, and in Jualica there was a big ferris wheel like at the fun fair! Got overcharged for the taxi to the hotel, then when we got there the man said there were no rooms left so showed us a hostel round the corner. luckily there was a room here, but the bathroom was...

Hey guys Have just had a great 2 days in the Colca Canyon (the second deepest in the world and twice the depth of the Grand Canyon). The tour started early yesterday (sat) at half 8 when we got picked up from our hotel and got on our bus, a proper but slightly old coach. Drove round various streets of Arequipa for about half an hour picking up everyone else on the tour and then headed out towards the Canyon. Drove for a couple of hours, up steep single t...