Thursday morning we took a bus to Cusco which is the town at the bottom of the Inca trail.The scenery between Puno and Cusco is beautiful and we were going to get the train but at $200 we couldn't really justify it.We decided instead to get the Inca Express which is a tourist bus which stops along the way at scenic points.We did feel very touristy as we got on as many of the other passengers had suitcases rather than backpacks but at least it was comfortable!We h...

We arrived in Puno, Peru early evening on Tuesday.Puno is also on the edge of Lake Titicaca but on the Peruvian side.When we arrived we sought out an agency to do a tour of the floating islands which Lake Titicaca is famous for.Sarah decided not to come as she wanted to spend a day resting so Beth and I booked a tour for the next day. We were picked up at 6.45am on Wednesday morning and taken to the port where we got on a boat to the Uros floating islands.There ...