Being too cloudy at 8am to go in the small plane over the Nasca Lines we headed for a cemetery down a four-mile dirt track in the middle of a vast desert, hoping the sky would clear. Upon arrival we realised this was no ordinary cemetery, it had been excavated in 1998 to reveal and preserve the bodies of the Nasca farmers who all seemed to have died sitting down in the foetal position! The detailed remains were enough to bring a chill to all of us, particularly L...

Four hours is an extremely long time to be on a bus, especially for Laura's bladder which left her squirming after the first ten minutes of the public bus journey. Winding through Lima the scenery changed drastically from a chaotic city to desert townships by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere en route to Pisco. Four hours later Pisco appeared, a small empty village which last year was completely destroyed by an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the richter ...

So much for overcoming jetlag! We woke up at 6.30am with aching necks from our pillows made of stone! We had the day to explore Lima and looked forward to the sights but what we hadn´t been told was Peruvian people speak SPANISH and only Spanish which would become apparent as we ordered Churros (sugar coated doughnuts filled with caramel) for breakfast. The waitress had no clue what we were asking for despite our frantic pointing at the churros and finally she p...

As promised our blog is finally underway. For those who were never told about our itinerary and for those who have forgotten already, this is where we´ll be: Thursday 26th June - Lima Friday 27th - Day in Lima Saturday 28th - Pisco Sunday 29th- Nazca Monday 30-Tues 1st July - Arequipa Wednesday 2nd- Thursday 3rd - Colca Canyon Friday 4th - Cuzco Saturday 5th - Ollantaytambo Sunday 6th - Wednesday 9th - Inca Trail Thursday 10th - Saturday 12th - Ama...