Cuzco was everything we'd hoped - a really adorable little town with loads of character, lovely little cobbled streets and great food and bars. We spent our days here exploring local churches, side streets, markets and enjoying a couple of nights out on the town. All the shops had colourful clothes and blankets for sale, along with cosy alpaca jumpers and the usual tourist tat. I loved it all, mostly because everything had llamas on it. The market was a great p...

The Loki Hostel in Lima turned out to be quite a giggle, especially with Paddy's Day upon us, so I donned myself in green and somehow ended up with shamrocks and Irish flags painted all over my face. Good fun night, included visiting the least Irish Irish Bar in Peru, stealing their balloons and returning to the hostel bar for more drinking tomfoolery. They make fresh strawberry daquiris at the hostel, which is only ever a good thing. I'd heard that Lima di...

After an incredible, if somewhat nippy, trip in Antarctica I flew from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires to enjoy some time in a warm city with McDonalds and Burger King and with dry land in every direction. And what a city this was! I absolutely loved BA, and my only disappointment was that I could only spend a few days there. The night life was great fun and the city had so much character. On my first night there I ended up at and Israeli fancy dress party, which gi...

So Antarctica was amazing. Actually, genuinely awesome in the original 'full of awe' sense and not just the surfer style 'whoaaaaa' type way. Although it could be that too. I made notes while I was on the boat with the intention of transcribing for my Blog. I like using words like 'transcribing' because it makes me feel like a proper writer, which in turn makes me feel important. And I really like feeling important. So for the first couple of days where noth...

From Puerto Varas it was a hop, skip and an 8 hour bus ride across the border to Bariloche - which means Argentina! My second country of South America, and within minutes I could tell it was going to be a good'un - the landscape instantly transformed into a lush and rocky landscape with looming mountains and deep blue lakes. The bus journey was nice and comfy, and gave me a good chance to catch up on some sleep (so I guess I probably missed out on some of the bes...