Magnifico! The Inca Trail was amazing. We were treated like royalty -18 porters and guides for 8 of us, running past us up the slopes with 25kg on their backs to set up the dining tent before we arrived. Table clothes, napkins, we had it all! Well almost, the toilets were so grim some bared their bums in the open air, and at the end of 4 days half a bucket of water to wash in took it's toll!! Although other groups struggled, ours galloped along without a whinge a...

Well after 3 hotels in 12 hours we have finally arrived where we're supposed to be in Lima. THis wasn't due to our lack of Spanish but the disorganisation of our tour company. However the peruvians have remained extremely patient and helpful despite our blood boiling! Probably because they are used to dealing with such cock'ups. We're now feeling quite fortunate having met a german who has waited in Lima a wk for her luggage to arrive and her tour doesn't exist a...