Arrived in La Paz a couple of weeks ago, on first impressions it was an amazing city and it keeps getting better. I can't quite put my finger on what it is about the place. It's on the slope of a snow capped mountain, so as you drive in you get the sense that it's all piled on top of itself and looks very calamitous. And I can't seem to take a photo of it, there's just too much happening at once. It's greater than the sum of it's parts. Its like trying to take a ...

We´re in La Paz as I write this, with a slight hangover after going out with fellow couchsurfers and a few others. Lawrence will fill you in on the details of what we´ve been up to in Bolivia but now I will finish off our first Peru bit… After Machu Picchu we spent the day in Agua Calientes, named after the hot springs which I obviously spent some time in. Due to the train strike Intrepid got us a hotel for the night, and we felt quite spoilt, especially aft...

Inca Trail A nice hot day to start things off. We had plenty of engery and in the sun everything was looking rosy. The first day wasn´t too demanding, with only two of us and a very sensible guide we just took it easy. There were plenty of people at the start of the hike. But we let them go racing ahead, Edid was happy to stop whenever we had any questions about the flora etc. There were plenty of interesting examples that we picked out but she was able to tell...

So here we are in Cuzco, Peru. Not sure if its the jetlag, altitude or lack of sleep but I have been doing a lot of sleeping. But we´re in the zone again now after getting out and about. We started our Peru experience by having some cheap basic carb on carb dinner – pasta soup followed by potatoes and rice, with a few scraps of meat and onion. Thats what you get for 2 soles each though (under 50p). It was still kind of good as it is quite cold at night. The f...

It´s good to be back on the road after a ´week off' in England. We´ve been in Cuzco for a few days now and I´m bundled up in our room sporting my new 'Alpaca´ hat, scarf and socks - but I'm still freezing! It´s 8.45pm and Em is in bed, it´s about 15 minutes off our usual bedtime as since we arrived we´ve been trying to acclimatise to the altitude and, with the Inca Trail only a few days off, trying to recover from the hefty journey from London via BA and ...