Desert Adventures with 18-30 1. The journey We took a collectivo with our giant rucksacks to Pisco and then got tickets for the bus and got a taxi to the main road. There we waited for a bus but the first one was full and they wouldn’t let us on so we got the second one and sat with a friendly chatty man. He helped us and gave us his email when we got to Ica. Of course as soon as we got to Huacachina it went in the bin. We got a taxi to Huacachina...

Bird Watching and Other Near Death Experiences We stepped off the bus straight onto the Pan American highway, the main road running through a desolate desert landscape. We had originally planned to stay at Pisco and just visit Paracas for the day, in order to to the boat trip. We had to get a taxi from the highway to the little town of Pisco and on the way the taxi driver kept trying to persuade us to go the Paracas and just stay there. We kept saying no, as...

Rag Doll Kulaks  Miraflores 1. Getting to the Capital We took the bus from Trujillo at 10pm but got to the station early. A strange rat shaped man tried to take our bags, so we assumed he worked for the bus company. He only took them at the last second and didn’t carry Lisa’s at all (it was the heaviest and would break the man’s spine). Anyway he was thanked but apparently expected payment, which we refused to give. We watched oth...

Salsa and SpewingWe travelled from Macara by taxi to the border and got our passports stamped by a confused looking policeman. Didn´t have to pay anything so that was OK and then we walked across the river to Peru. We got stamped again and held our breath in case they asked for onward tickets.... thankfully the British Passport bypasses all this red tape. We got a collectivo taxi and played musical chairs all the way to Sullana. There were two people in the...

Still can´t escape EcuadorWe set off from Loja with a heavy heart at having missed the children´s park but looked forward to reaching Peru on a nice international bus. The bus company, Loja International, were the only company with buses straight through to Peru. We decided to get a daytime bus as the FCO had given us fears about night buses being held up. Highway robbery is alive and kicking in Ecuador. We waited outside for our bus to arrive. When i...