It didn´t take long to sleep off Salkantay before we´d arranged to meet up with Callum and Tom the ´British lads´ from Rio. They were so keen they transferred to our hostel when they heard we were in Cuzco and even took us out for sushi. As if we hadn't done enough walking, we decided to climb to the top of the city where another big Jesus stood looking out over spectacular views. We took this as another opportunity to take our clothes off because you only li...

Our overnight bus to Cuzco was surprisingly luxurious, with our own VIP waiting lounge and airline style check in desk. We definitely weren't feeling very VIP with our mismatched travel clothes and muddy backpacks. After sleeping off our treks we arrived super early and, having earnt ourselves such a reputation in Buenos Aires, we decided to check into another Milhouse. With our big Salkantay trek starting the next morning we had a chilled day in the hostel catc...

After our loco time in La Paz we thought it best to start detoxing so headed for Lake Titicaca. Copacabana is a tiny hippy town on the lake shore where you can take a boat trip for some trekking on Isla del Sol. Our private ensuite room with lake views left something to be desired, as the shower had no water and the floor to ceiling windows meant it was colder inside than out, thanks Lonely Planet. Spent the first day chilling in the cafes (none of which actual...

Bolivia lived up to its chaotic expectations. Our first few days in the country were spent cruising around steaming volcanos, salt flats and lakes with wild flamingos. When it came to choosing our jeep tour buddies, we went for the multi-lingual Germans who spent the trip translating for us - Spanish going well. We realised our alpaca jumpers, silly hats and sexy thermals still weren't enough to prepare us for our first night in a Bolivian family's mudhut at 4500...

We took a day bus to Santiago so we could appreciate the views of the Andes but spent of most of our time at border control having our apples confiscated and rucksacks ransacked by customs. We laughed at Sarah panicking that the sniffer dogs would find her fruit stash, but were put in our place when they actually found us out! On top of this it was snowing - it really is chilly in Chile.. On arriving in Santiago we directed our taxi driver to La Chimba hostel, a...