Ahead of visiting Machu Picchu and as a starting point for those brave enough to do some trekking in the rainy season in Peru we took a trip out of Cuzco for a couple to days to see the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The landscape was stunning and on the way to the main ruins in Ollantaytambo we called into a little village called Pisac which has an Inca citadel high above the village with a plunging gorge on either side. I have attached a picture of a very cheerfu...

To start our tour of the Andes we had to take our first night bus. I was a little dubious about what this would be like but it was actually very comfortable. We were on the " posh bus" according to Manuel. This including almost fully reclining seats, food, drinks, blankets and films. The next morning we woke up in the city of Arequipa, Peru's second largest city which is surrounded by volcanoes and the magnificent Andean mountains. I spent the afternoon having a...

It's been a busy week since landing in Lima on the 26th so lots to update you with in little instalments. On my first night in Lima we decided to go out in the district of Miraflores. This is a very nice new area where most tourists end up and is rather European filled with nice shops and upmarket restaurants. On my arrival I went on a wander nod was very excited to stumble across the Peruvian version of House of Fraser. It had a Clarins, Clinique and even a War...

My Galapagos Adventure continued...... The next morning began with an excursion to Genovesa ISland, an old imploded volcano populated with massive colonies of Frigate birds, boobies ( these are also a type of native bird.....) as well as lots of other sea birds. Our guide PEdro talked with great enthusiasm about each of the various species but I confess I got a little lost along the way with all the various types. I do however have lots of photos to bore everyo...

Morning all from a very sunny Lima. I got in yesterday from Quito to start the next leg of my trip which will tale me all the way to Rio. I returned Tom the Galapagos on Friday evening after finishing a four day cruise where I attempted to follow in the footsteps of Mr Darwin and indeed Mr Attenborough. In only hope my photos do it justice! The Galapagos are a short flight from Quito. I flew to one of the main islands called Baltra where we met our local natura...