The boats for Isla del Sol all left from the jetty at around 8.30. After querying their prices and inspecting the quality of the boats we discovered they were all equally as s***ty, so we just picked one, the Andes Amazons. We were among the first on board and selected a seat on the roof, but as soon as the boat started moving we realised it was going to be freezing so we made our way inside the stuffy cabin and got the last seats for the 2 hour slow going jour...

We had booked into a hostel called Las Olas in Copacabana. It wasn't the cheapest place on offer but we had a great cabaña to ourselves with a stunning view over the lake and town. While some cabañas were shaped like a snail or a turtle, ours was rather simple, shaped like a little hut with a glass roof. The circular bed was unfortunately not the most comfortable though, we suppose they don't made circular postupedics. In addition to big windows overlooking t...

We were able to pick up the Bolivia Hop bus as it made its way from Cusco to La Paz. While Copacabana (our next destination) isn't far from Puno, this was very useful for assistance in crossing the border which we had read a few bad experience stories about. Fortunately our crossing was completely painless. So we were leaving Peru. This is a country that has an extremely high concentration of both Incan and Pre-Incan ruins which they have done a really good job ...

We had booked an overnight tour to see a few islands on Lake Titicaca. We were taken to the jetty where we discovered our tour was quite popular, there was about 30 people crowded into the small boat. Our first stop was one of the Floating Uros Islands. These Islands are made from the reeds that grow in the lake. The Uro people, a Pre-Incan tribe, made their way into the lake to escape enemy tribes and hid amongst the reeds. They build their islands by placing p...

To get to Puno we were able to take a Peru Hop bus bound for Cusco to a town called Juliaca. From there we clamoured into a moto taxi then a crowded public bus for the hour trip to Puno. After checking into our hostel we made our way to the main square and found a spot for lunch and had an easy afternoon. The next day we set about seeing what Puno had to offer. Close to the hostel was a little lookout spot that also seemed a popular place for some locals to drin...