After our disasterous bus journey we didn´t really think there was anything else that could happen to us on this trip but we didn´t realise what the Salkantay Trek was ready to throw at us. It all started on the morning of the 10th. We were woken us at 4am by a Peruvian guy demanding payment for the room and trying to order us a taxi. We were waiting to be picked up by our tour guide so we didn´t need a taxi but this guy just wouldn´t let it go. Next thing...

I think calling this blog a bus tour is pretty accurate considering that a 20 hour standard bus journey from Lima to Cusco turned into a battle between the politically outraged Peruvians and the innocent tourists. Flashback to Lima on the 8th when we realised that we had a tour booked in Cusco, no details and no way of getting there. I think its safe to say that we weren´t the most organised of backpackers! Kella sorted us a fancy bus down to Cusco and I was in...

Hi everyone! Just thought I´d fill you in on what we´ve done the past few days! We decided to not go too hardcore for our first few days with money and activities because we´re gearing ourselves up for our big trek! We´ve spent our days making friends with all the cool guys in the hostel which is amazing! Anyone heading to Peru should definitly check out The Point! Its pretty overcast too which means we´ve had to put off paragliding until we come back t...

hey everyone, it´s lottie, writing my first blog entry! we are still in lima at the moment, and we have just booked a 20hr bus journey to cusco for tomorrow to get to the lares trek...which is going to kill us for lack of fitness! but should be fun!! oh yeh, which means that there will not be any blog entries for at least a week when we are treking. ok apologies for this very short and uninteresting blog but i can´t physically type anymore! but leave us some me...

hi guys We´ve just arrived and already having a wicked time. So much has happened in such a short space of time. Kella and I left on Wednesday with a very long journey ahead of us! We took the train down to Euston where we met Kella´s brother, Lee, for a drink and then we headed to Heathrow. Nearly missed our flight out of Heathrow because me and Kella decided it was wise to stop and have another drink since we had so much time on our hands (apparently no...