Days 12 - 15: 4 days trekking 50km and surviving the Inca Trail to reach the unbelievable Machu Pichu! First Day of the Trek from KM 82 of the ancient Inca Trail, Ollanta at 2800m to Yuncachimva-Ayabata at 3,300 metres altitude! A 4.30 am start, eeek, some dry bread for breakfast, buying some local wooden sticks for walking, we were finally boarding the bus both nervous and excited for the hours drive to the start of the ancient Inca Trail at KM 82! The drive thr...

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Day 9 - Flight over the Peruvian landscape to the ancient Inca city of Cuzco! Taking valium at 5am was not what I would call a fun start to the day, neither was the flight we had ahead which stopped on route in Juliaca just to prolong the pain for me. Ads was his usual star and helped me through the many tears, plus the flight attendant let me stand outside for a while on our first landing so that was good plus she gave a hot drink of Cocoa leaves to help with th...

Day 8 - An insight into the reality of life within Peru and a visit to see an ice mummy!! Today was to be a reality tour too see an insight into the hardships that Peruvians have to suffer but for me I just didn't have the energy and feeling bust left Ads to go on his own. Mum also had taken a turn for the worse so a doctor was called who filled her with many antibiotics and lotions and potions to get her better! Over to Ads, the Reality Tour!...... B LURB TO COM...

Day 6 & 7 - The hot springs of Chivay and the condors of the Colca Canyon!! An early start saw us heading out from Arequipa for a long days drive with a very appropriate named guide called Jesus, what were we letting ourselves in for!! Leaving the town and shanty towns behind it was into the hills and a real change in landscape, what we were experiencing now was more what we had expected of Peru, stunning & vast mountain landscapes & valleys all aroun...