Colombia Part I Well the start to Colombia was pretty awesome. After negotiating the border crossing with ease, I then caught the bus to Popayan. I was still a little tired from the previous nights journey from Quito but the views on the road, particularly from Pasto onwards, was stunning. I mean I have been travelling through the Andes now for a couple of months but the views of the mountains and valleys that fell away on either side of the bus was breathta...

Colombia Part I Well the start to Colombia was pretty awesome. After negotiating the border crossing with ease, I then caught the bus to Popayan. I was still a little tired from the previous nights journey from Quito but the views on the road, particularly from Pasto onwards, was stunning. I mean I have been travelling through the Andes now for a couple of months but the views of the mountains and valleys that fell away on either side of the bus was breathta...

Ecuador One of the smallest countries in South America, yet with so much to explore. It has the Amazon Jungle, the Andes, countless volcanoes, the coast along with the Galapogas Islands and a pretty cool capital city as well. My first stop in Ecaudor, was the city of Cuenca...if you like churches, then this is the place to go. There must be at least 2 dozen of them. The main plaza, which is pretty cool, has got two Cathedrals!!! I spent a day wandering the c...

Lima and the North of Peru. Lima is one remarkable city. We had heard lots of stories that it was just another big city with not a lot happening and that we shouldnt spend too much time there. People couldnt have been more wrong. We stayed in the up market barrio Miraflores which is where most of the backpackers congregate and it is easily the most Western district I have been in since Buenos Aires. It feels more like an American suburb than part of South Am...

The Gringo trail. Our time in Cuzco had come to an end and it was all aboard the famed Gringo trail for the next few days. From Cuzco we headed first to another gorgeous colonial city, Arequipa. Its a really nice city with some wonderful old churches and a stunning Plaza complete with Cathedral. We bumped into a Scottish girl we had met on Isla del Sol and her friends and the 6 of us signed up for a trek through Colca Canyon together. The bus picked us up at...