We left Huacachina aboard a 12 hour bus heading to Arequipa, Peru's second biggest city. It was a beautiful and scenic ride but thats not to say that it didn't scare the hell out of us! We drove along the southern coastline of Peru curving around the tall headlands which had sheer drops into the rocks below and crazy ocean. Sitting atop the 2nd floor of a double decker bus we looked a lot closer to the edge than we possibly were but we were close to telling the ...

Departing Lima was not easy as we'd made it our temporary home whilst waiting for the Elton John concert. We had read about these majestic mud baths that the locals claim has "alien origins" and "can heal anything from acne to arthritis". Why not check these out for some cheap healing! We arrived on our bus after 4 hours (we were told 2 1/2) and caught a tuk tuk direct to the baths. The town is called Chilca and is set right in the middle of a dessert wasteland...

We arrived in Lima and after leaving the airport we immediately felt the difference between high altitude and sea level.....ahhhh how wonderful it felt to be able to fill your lungs completely with thick air without getting a headache and feeling like you've run a marathon. And having that sea level right beside us was an added bonus. We stayed in an area of the city called Miraflores which sat on the coast of Peru, and our hotel was a 15 minute walk from those...

After leaving the AMAZING hotel we stayed at, Mum, Dad, Lex and I headed off for the train station to begin our quest to Machu Picchu. We boarded the VistaDome train which gave us 360 degree views of the scenery and landscape.....only trouble was that I was asleep for the majority of the trip as I was slightly ill. However I heard all about how magical, beautiful and all round gorgeous the views were. The train tracks led us on a journey following a wide, gus...

We woke early to wait for our pickup for our tour to the Sacred Valley. Steve and Charm were staying in a different accomodation and we had organised to be on the same tour yet it seemed we were not picking them up. After half an hour of confusion and a change of busses we found them, also a little worried we had separated, but excited for the day to come. A tour guide told us the history of Cuzco and its countryside as we drove out of the valley that it sits in...