Arriving at the bus terminal for our trip up to the plateau and Lake Titicaca we took our seats and sat back and enjoyed the view as we rose higher and higher into the wilds of the Peruvian high grounds. On our journey we witnessed an area of Peru left unspoilt by the likes of us tourists where the houses are made of mud bricks and traditional dress is the norm. 'Inca' paintings adorn many of the houses and later we found out that each different object was relate...

Our arrival in Cusco was stress free as our Amazon trip included one night's stay at a nice hotel in Cusco but we went and found a hotel with heating - we didn't want a repeat of China. We went with the hotel the Norwegian girls had recommended called 'Inka's Dream' which we nicknamed 'Inka Stream' after a while as the rain made a torrent by the side of the hotel. What we didn't know was we would also end up near possibly the best pizza maker in Peru. After book...

A delayed flight meant a delayed arrival which earned evils from our Korean and Swedish fellow travellers. The Swedish forgave us thankfully and we got chatting as we sped along the Madre de Dios to our Ecolodge "Ecoamazonia". Our first taste of the Amazon was a gorgeous rice dish wrapped in banana leaves (at least McDonalds hasn't quite made it everywhere yet). We were then raring to go for our first trip which was across to "Monkey Island" w...

The transition from Buenos Aires was not ideal - Jo had been ill for whatever reason and was lying down in bed until I really had to get up as the taxi was here. Then Aerolineas Argentineas was terrible: our flight was delayed and the plane was cold but they would not give me any blankets despite them being in surplus in first class (NOTE: do not use Aerolineas Argentineas!). Then we had our transfer as part of the deal for our jungle experience. The guy who pick...

After a recommendation from some fellow travellers at the Iguacu Falls we stopped at Hotel Lion D'Or in a rather swanky neighbourhood of Buenos Aires called Recoleta. Just next to us there happened to be an excellent restaurant where we experienced the best food yet since travelling.This was a pretty good start to our BA experience and it got even better. We were able to sample the delights of Tango at an intimate show in town as well as on the street in the famo...