Dogs and town planning were subjects I wanted to mention about Peru. Dogs - lots on the streets with no obvious owners but none maltreated or malnourished. A silent Help the 4 Legged perhaps? Town planning - conspicuous by its absence. Lots of half complete dwellings perched on hillsides with apparent indifference to visual impact of said edifice.

So what have we learned these past 13 days? Peruvian driving style relies heavily on the horn and chutzpah, forcing your car into infinitesimal gaps in the traffic that expand and contract to flow around it - similar to Ho Chi Min, but car not moped based. Peruvian roads are of very variable quality changing from smooth Tarmac to rutted dirt track and Incan paved surfaces and back within a few metres. Peruvians love a good sleeping policeman. Much as the Frenc...

How to describe Machu Picchu? Magnificent? Mystical? Stunning? It is all of these and more. I think I'll let the photos speak for themselves

Due to poor planning (no printed itinerary) and the lack of connectivity when we stepped off the train, it took 40 minutes to arrive at our Aguas Calientes hotel, that was only 10 doors up from the carriage door we exited the train from. Once I had suitably apologised for my sense of humour failure, we checked in and found the room to be large, with 4 soft beds, a TV and a cracking shower. The view was obscured by night, but the sound of rushing water heavily su...

Inca Rail rules! Waiting in line to return to Ollantaytambo we finally got to the front oh the line to board coach B as per our Executivo tickets when we were told they had a different train for us. Sarah and Alfie drew a sharp breath waiting for my best British 'but I have my ticket here ...' When we were ushered into carriage A (confusingly between carriages B and C) and to seats with table cloth, cutlery and glasses waiting for a silver service dinner! There...