DAY 1: FIRST DAY OF INCA TRAIL So we were finally off to see one of the seven wonders of the world....Machu Picchu!! We were picked up from our hostel at 4.30 in the morning, and at that time, trekking was the last thing we wanted to do! But it wasnt long before we had met the rest of our group and the guides were handing out our sleeping bags and ground mats to us at the start of the trekk. I dont think Mike was expecting the sleeping bags to be quite so big an...

The journey was meant to be a 10 hour over night bus journey from Arequipa to Cuzco, however some farmers had other ideas! The bus journey started at about 9 pm, we had only been going a few hours until I found out my reclining seat did n´t recline (especially annoying as we had paid extra for good seats). At about 2 in the morning the bus stopped, and it seemed to stay stationary for a long time and we could not work out what was going on until sunlight hit at ...

Unfortunately we only had one day in Arequipa and most of that was spent shopping after my bag was stolen. We managed to visit some of the churches in the area and ended up buying half a souvenir shop, so be prepared England to see some funky Alpaca clothing! The following day we were off to the Colca Canyon for a three day trek. The tour started at four in the morning and took us straight to view the Condors flying low to the mountains in the jet streams of the...

We started the morning by swimming in the sulphur lake which dominates the small town. It was surprisingly cold considering the lake is surround by sand that heats up to extreme temperatures during the day. None the less it was amazing to be swimming in the desert and was a very cool place to relax until the main event of the day- the sand dunes tour. About 4 o´clock we were picked up by an 8 seater dune buggy and taken straight to the largest hills to be hurle...

After the overnight journey to Paracas, we just wanted to chill on a beach for most of the day. Peru has some really nice souvenirs, so we had a look around the market there and ended up buying a llama photo album for 5 pound! The main reason to go to Paracas is for the tour to Isla De Plata. It is a very popular thing to do in peru and so was one of the most touristic things we have done so far, but none the less was worth going to see. It was only a short 2 hr...