So here we are in Cusco, high up in the Peruvian mountains. Known as the ´Navel of the world´ is it the historic capital of the facinating Inca Empire who founded the city in 1100AD. It is located within breathtaking scenery, a true mountain city with narrow steep cobbled streets, buildings clinging to the mountain sides, lovely preserved ruins, lots of llamas and local people wandering around in local dress, and stunning architecture. We think this place is o...

As Michael Palin says in his travel documentry Full Circle: ´Soroche. That's what I'm suffering from. It's a Spanish word, and has a glamorous ring to it that the English counterpart, 'altitude sickness', sadly lacks. All of us are, in varying degrees, 'soroched', and we shall spend two days here adjusting our systems for a further week of high-altitude travel that lies ahead´ We can confirm Michael Palins observations! We took off from Lima airport at 11...