After a short flight we landed in Lima, our final destination on this part of the trip. We hadn't heard great things from others about the place so weren't expecting too much. We choose a hostel in the Miraflores area, which we found to be really nice. We went for long walks around the area enjoying the nice weather and watched the hand gliders and surfers from the cliff front. We also enjoyed good food in Lima as well as visiting the local cinema and a modern s...

On the way to Cusco we needed to switch buses in Puno, which is on the northern shore of Lake Titicaca, just a few hours from where we've been. We get off the bus expecting to get straight onto the next bus to be told there is a strike on a stretch of road a few hours away and we won't be able to leave for Cusco until tomorrow. This slightly hinders our plans but as we don't really have another option, us and 4 other travellers follow this 'helpful' man who we su...