We are back in Puno, after spending 1.5 days out on Lake Titicaca. It was a nice change and just what I needed after my time in Cuzco, although the first night was anything but fun. I was in a triple with Callie and Aiofe in the hotel and we went to sleep fine. However, a little later we were woken by a lady screaming in the street. We thought she was being attacked, so Callie and I jumped out of bed to look out the window, to find her being restrained by the pol...

Two whole days to enjoy in Cuzco, enjoy being asked every two minutes if we want to buy a painting, jewelry, look at a restaurant menu or have a massage, manicure or pedicure. You can not walk down the street without being asked as least once all of these things. It can get a bit much. We arrived back in Cuzco and were glad to get to the hotel. Didn't feel like much company and still a bit teary, Michaela and I headed out for a cheap hamburger and fresh juice fo...

So Machu Picchu is amazing and the photos don't do it justice. We had a beautiful sunny day, which was a relief after all we went through the past couple of days.After the disaster that dinner was, I called mum and had a bit of a cry. It really hit me how much I wanted to finish the Lares Trek. I've never done something like that before but I guess I will have to come back and do it again. We met at 5.30am to get the bus up to Machu Picchu. Bus after bus leaves ...

I'm not sure what to write. I have been planning to do this walk for so long, looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time and it did not go to plan at all. A few mixed emotions at the moment that we had to take the emergency route out. Day 1 We were picked up at 6am and had about an hours drive to the town of Calca where we visited the local markets to pick up some small things for children we encountered on our walk. Also had breakfast upstairs with...

Had a long day today, visiting a few different Inca sites in a place called the Sacred Valley. The ruins are absolutely amazing and I can't wait for Machu Picchu. The Inca's stonework is incredible, they somehow managed to transfer these huge stones from quarries, kilometers away, sand them down by hand and then fit them together using no mortar. In Cuzco, there are still some of the walls remaining and buildings have just been built on top. We saw this one stone...