Trujillo & Mancora, Peru After spending many weeks in the Andean highlands, Nicola and I were looking forward to kissing goodbye to the altitude and embracing some seaside sunshine. Travelling with our Ozzy friends, Scott and Georgie, our first stop along the Pacific coast of Peru was the city of Trujillo. The main reason for stopping there was for the Pre-Inca archeological sites, just outside the city. We set up base in a beach town called 'Huanchaco', ju...

Lima & Huaraz, Peru Having been thoroughly spoilt in Vegas, Harry was determined that we could not stay in any old grotty hostel in Lima; so we booked a double room, in a lovely hostel, in a nice part of town. To make things even better Jade and Paul were sharing the same hostel and Scott and Georgie were just down the road which meant we could enjoy a night out with the jungle massive once again. I had previously been expecting glorious beaches and sunshine...

Inca Trail, Peru The big trip that is the corner stone of most backpackers journeys in South America had finally arrived. The mighty Inca Trail. It was time to see if all the hiking Nicola and I had done earlier in the trip would pay off. Day One: After a brief orientation the night before, we were picked up at our hostel at 5am. The journey from Cusco to the start of the trail was about 3 hours, giving everybody a good chance to take in the Inca 'Sacred Valle...

Cusco, Peru Finishing Puno with Georgie and Scott, we decided to stick together for the next week. On entering Cusco we were instantly enchanted by the old colonial beauty of the city. To welcome us on our first day there was a huge parade dominating the main square with hundreds of locals dressed up in all sorts of flamboyant, colourful costumes. We managed to find a gorgeous hostel that the four of us have practically had to ourselves. The owner, Maria, is ver...

Lake Titticaca, Peru After our amazing Jungle adventure Nicola and I flew back to the dizzying heights of La Paz. We both agreed that it was the worst flight we've ever had. The plane was tiny and even though it was only a 45 minute flight the turbulence was awful. We were both very happy to land! I'm not normally a bad flyer but I've decided I don't like hearing beeping sounds from the cockpit, or seeing pilots frantically pressing buttons. Ignorance is bliss. ...