Ok, ok, so I said we were going to be on our way to Puno by now. And we would have been, if it weren't for the pesky strikes and blockades that are occurring somewhere between here and Lake Titicaca. So after an incredibly pointless early morning wake up to get to the bus station for half past seven, we have come back into Cusco and are filling the day with a couple of English mates we met doing the Inca Trail, Sally and Martyn, checking out the cathedral (a fant...

Wassup my people...a fairly still Dave reporting from another internet cafe back in Cuzco. Frodo(*) and I have accomplished the unbelievable given our levels of fitness, and completed the Inca trail - four days of incredible views, great food and some hardcore hiking. Check out the photos - some good úns even if I do say so myself... Next stop, after a bit of a large one tonight with some of the guys from the trek, will be Puno - on the shores of Lake Titicaca...

Que tal...We're in Cuzco...after a wicked day in Lima spent on the beach and in bars and restaurants, we went to the airport at 11pm to sleep there for the night before our 04:00 check-in for a 6:00 flight. Which eventually took off at about half nine. Still, here now, and no altitude sickness yet - the views are pretty spectacular of the mountains and the main squares are littered with amazing buildings left over from colonial days...which we'll check out this a...