Can't believe it is nearly over. Strange feeling of extreme mixed emotions. By that sentence alone I think I've been in the States for too long. Kind of overplay everything. But I'm not overplaying things by saying I can't wait to unpack my bag properly. Use the same shower every day for the rest of my life. Have money go into my account rather than always taking it out. And speak to my sister over email and perhaps the odd phone call. It has been...

We're home for Christmas! Nat couldn't get another Visa card because she doesn't know any of the security questions they asked her on the phone. My bank won't give me any more money as they have just realised I'm no longer a student and want their overdraft money back. So, whistle stop tour of Mexico then 4 days in NYC before getting home on Christmas Eve. Watched the new Bond Film last night and so now have decided I will be a poker player.

Well it has to happen at some point in my life... Was robbed. Perhaps has happened to me before but I've always had too much money that I've never known how much I had anyway. Our wallet and MP3s were stolen while we slept on the Puno-Cusco overnight bus. Realised halfway into the journey which was most upsetting as had no idea what to do or who to accuse. Only about 10$ in the wallet but had my bank card and more importantly Nat's Visa card which was...

Just a wee 5hr stopover until our bus to Cusco. Took yet another boat trip (20 Peruvians), two in the same day on Lake Titkaka, across to Uros Islas where there are lots of floating islands, with people actually living on them. Tried desperately not to be cynical about the whole human zoo thing floating around in my head. Pretty amazing to see and hear about in any case. Definitely worth a visit! Island platforms completely made of weeds, very springy and have a ...

Still up high! On the shore of Lake Titicacca at 3600m or so. Definitely not the hottest spot north of Havana, Copacabana is a great little stopover on the way to Cusco. Great little stalls all selling the same hats and gloves to try on, lots of restaurants all selling the same food and the same rain that is following us around. Sounds like I'm fed up of being a gypsy traveller. Certainly not the princess lifestyle I was once accustomed to. Kind of like being...