After our rather ill-fated Uyuni Salt Flats tour we tried to catch up on sleep in Tupiza for a couple of days while we waited for the train to leave for La Paz. We were on a tight schedule to make it to Cusco in Peru in time for the Inca Trail hike and were a little worried on how we'd cope considering our bad reaction the altitude in Bolivia. We were quite happy to be heading on towards a new place and a bigger city, so we were relieved when the evening of the ...

When we woke up on the morning of our tour, we both felt like we'd been hit by a train but after an altitude sickness pill and some mate de coca (coca leaf tea), we had perked up slightly. Eva had decided to join us on the tour and so after breakfast, we met our driver and guide, Fidel and Oscar (who had been a little delayed due to the ongoing blockades). As we headed into the countryside, Oscar proceeded to reel off facts and interesting information about th...

A major part of the travelling lifestyle is encountering and then attempting to combat sickness. Obviously, nobody likes getting ill and so while you take as many precautions as possible, you still find yourself getting caught out in some instances. The main issues that the average traveller will face are gastro issues - our Asian adventures are testament to that - but in some cases, it can be slightly worse: the dengue fever I suffered in Thailand springs to mi...