So here is my Inca trail blog! Unfortunately even though I only finished it two days ago it feels like a lifetime away already, especially the first few days. In fact, on the second day, we all had trouble remembering what had happened on the first day. But I will do my best.Day one: I got up at the lovely time of 4.30am (this was going to prove a common theme for the next few days) and tried to make it out of my hotel without disturbing my room-mates too excessi...

So, as promised, here comes Cusco´s blog. Unfortuntely I haven´t been doing anything particularly adventurous or exciting as of yet, as I have, most surprisingly, been feeling somewhat under the weather. I promptly got a cold on my arrival here (or swine flu, who knows), which isn´t helped by the fact that it is freezing at night-time, or by the altitude. The combination of these factors understandably gives me some difficulty in breathing. Other than that, th...

So I have made it to Peru, which is the country which initially sparked off my desire to go travelling...and it hasn´t let me down. I love it here. It´s so pretty, has a fascinating history and the people are interesting. The towns I´ve been to so far have been an odd mix of ancient Inca buildings and grandiose Spanish architecture, with perfectly laid out, tree-lined plaza da armas. If I could pick one word to sum up Peru, at the moment, it would be "cut...