Just by the fact that there is new postcard on the site you know that we have arrived back safe and sound from the trip to Colca Canyon - though we did have an adventure or two whilst there. There were six of us on the trip, Susana and Juan from Spain and Andy and Rebecca from the UK, together with a local guide, Vlado. The trip was designed to show as much of the local area of interest as possible and this began with a bit of off roading to see some very st...

We arrived in Arequipa (pronounced Ary-Key-Pa) a few days ago, in the early morning, after a 9 hour bus ride from Nazca which took us over and into the the Andes mountains. Thankfully the long distance coaches are very good over here and it is pretty much like travelling in business class - at least you are able to sleep to some extent. Arequipa is the second city of Peru, though after 2 days here we are firmly of the opinion that it should be first. People ...

Many people will have heard of the Nazca lines in Peru, which is the main reason for visiting this town. The bus ride from Ica took about 2 hours, through more desert land and was incredibly warm again as the temperature has once again risen to about 28 degrees centigrade. There is a lot of mystery and speculation about how the Naza lines came into being - from ancient Nazca peoples communications with the gods, to Chris's preferred thoughts that Aliens plan...

We hadn't planned to visit Huacachina (pronounced Waccacheena) as the place wasn't even referred to in our guide book, but we have met so many people who have been here and said it was worth visiting that we decided to give it a go. From Pisco we had to take a local bus to Ica, about an hours drive, and from there a short taxi ride to Huacachina a few kilometers away. The bus ride from Pisco was amazing - every minute was through a vast desert and if we hadn...

From Lima we headed south by about 4 hours to a small town called Pisco, on the coast of Peru. It was here that we embarked on a five day actioned packed itinery along the south coast of Peru. Pisco has two key claims to fame - the Ballestas Islands and the Pisco Sour. The Ballestas Islands lie about 30 minutes by speed boat from the coast and are considered to be a credible alternative to the Galapogos Islands of Equador. On the way there we were able ...