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...

Parque Nacional Manu Straight after coming off the Inca Trail, we headed deep into the Amazon jungle for a 4 day adventure. The area of the Amazon to the north of Cuzco is the Parque Nacional Manu, widely regarded as the most pristine piece of rainforest left in the world. We were collected nice and early again on our first morning to head off on the road out of Cuzco. After a quick stop for some traditional jungle breakfast, a hearty breakfast complete with ...

The Floating Islands and Cuzco After our trek across Isla del Sol, it was time to check out Lake Titicaca on the other side of the border. This meant a stop in the Lakeside town of Puno, our first stop in Peru. The border crossing was a bit of fun, we were herded like sheep by our bus driver who told us on multiple occasions to leave all our valuables on the bus and take only our passports and visas. I reckon it was so he could raid the bags whilst we were in...

Machu Picchu Our four day Inca Trek began on the 14th September. We had been waiting 4 months to do this and it was the only adventure that we had planned for our entire travel. Not too much pressure on it then but considering some of the adventures weve been on and sights that we have seen that wasnt planned then this has a lot to live up to. And live up to it, it did and perhaps even more. The trail starts just past the old Quechua town of Ollantaytambo at...