2nd-6th Cusco is in the top three of my favourite cities ever. The plazas, buildings, restaurants and views cannot be beaten. We thought we would get fed up being in one place for 5 days but none of us were. The weather was perfect just sunny enough without being too hot. This did frustrate M&D as they had packed for cold weather and Dad's four thermal vests and 3 brand new fluffy socks didn't make an appearance out of the suitcase! We spent most of ou...

1st Our first stop was in a small village where there was a church, museum and a scary beggar lady saying 'Mami, Papi' over and over again. We saw some mummies that were a bit freaky and fed some Vicuñas that were really sweet. The next stop was on the side of a road. It was the highest point we would go to on the trip and the scenery here was excellent we were surrounded by snow-capped mountains. There was also a small market selling all sorts of Peruvian ...

28th-30th We had an early morning taxi to the airport and went straight through to the departure lounge as we promised M&D it had good shops. Turns out we were in the domestic side not the international section and it only had two shops-whoops! After a small delay in the bus to the aeroplane we were up and away. We landed at a breath taking 3808m and we were back at Lake Titicaca, this time with my M&D on the Peruvian side. Dad had done very well w...

24th-27th James and I arrived in Lima with two days until the Mansfield's arrival. I could barely contain my excitement over the impending arrival but we managed to have a few interesting moments to note. When we landed at the airport we had read that you can get unofficial taxis from just outside the airport for a whole £2.50 cheaper. A guy approached us and offered us a fare that we considered reasonable. Unfortunately none of his workers could be bothere...

21st-23rd After some great advice from our Australian friend we took a flight from Medellin to Bogota that was cheaper and a lot quicker than the original bus plan. So we arrived in Bogota feeling fresh and enjoyed an extra afternoon there. We had been told pretty negative things about Bogota and weren't expecting much. The area that we were in was really quaint and had some lovely views and nice restaurants in the vicinity. We were very impressed with the ...