Our overnight bus from Cusco was really nice and professional, but the actual journey was long and the roads were REALLY windey. Neither of us really get car-sick, but after 4 hours of non-stop bends Monique's stomach could take it no more. Fortunate she made it to the bathroom in time. The attendant on the bus was really nice and helped us out where he could. We arrived in Lima at around midday on Monday 9 April and immediately got a taxi to our hostel in Miraf...

It was well after dark on Thursday 5 April when our train finally arrived in Aguas Calientes train station, the end of the line. We had learned on the journey that there may only be a limited number of entrance tickets to Machu Picchu per day, so we immediately headed to the ticket office. Fortunately we were able to get tickets without any trouble. Next we walked to the bus station (still with all our things) to buy tickets for the bus to the ruins. Only then di...

So it turns out that "direct bus" doesn't mean much around here. We ended up having to change busses twice - the second time in the pouring rain?? We eventually arrived in Cusco latebit in the evening on Tuesday 3 April. The bus terminal was a crazy, but we managed to get a taxi to the main plaza. By that stage we were both starving so we were quite stoked to find a not-too-expensive italian restaurant just off the plaza. After supper, we got another taxi to o...