A very grouchy and tired Ben and Sarah arrived in Puno at 5am after a very windy night bus. We took a 'tuk tuk' from the bus station to our hostel- it was an experience to say the least. Luckily we checked into our room and slept for a few hours before exploring the town. However if our first impressions were anything to go by then then there wouldn't be much to see. Our first impressions were correct- Puno is a smoggy port town with very little to do (apart fr...

To the next adventure the Amazon, After staying with the family, we stayed in Cusco for another 2 nights, before our trip to the rainforest. Ben decided to take his malaria tablet to prepare for the adventure. This had disastrous results ! The next day Ben awoke and was terribly sick. Aching body and green sick. (Not good) After spending most of the day sleeping and watching TV, he felt a little better. But would he be well enough to travel to the Amazon?!?!? ...

After a sad goodbye to our tour group, we made our way to the suburbs of cusco to meet the peruvian family we were going to be living with for the next week. we had no idea what to expect and were a little anxious as to whether anyone would turn up to meet us. ten minutes later than scheduled (peruvian time) two family members (gabby and andrea) and their dog (jacko) arrived. they were extremely welcoming and showed us to our room, which was comfortable and ver...

4 days, 3 nights, 27 miles, squat toilets, no showers, 4000 steps 4200m altitude, many chocolate bars and we did it! Inca trail done!! It was probably the hardest thing we've ever done,but the most amazing at the same time. After 4 days of walking, the sight of Macchu Picchu appearing through the mist is indescribable. It was an eventful trip as always. Highlights include: making it through dead woman's pass, laughing so hard with a great group of people, playi...

That's our mama in the picture. We stayed with her and her family for one night to try and get a real taste of Andean life. The food is delicious and our mama made sure we had plenty of it! It was a very simple house with a squat toilet and no running water but they arer happy! The community feel is amazing and everybody chips in to help one another out. They don't take anything for granted. The women of the village weave beautiful alpaca clothing to supplement ...