Mancora is a small coastal town in Northern Peru - we arrived at 4.30am thismorning and as sunlight hit I discovered there was a playful, peeling lefthander rigtht infront of our hostel- we hired a longboard after lunch and Nicki and I took it in turns surfing until sunset.. Before mancora, we were in huanchaco and trujillo for a few days - surfing and making the most of the amazing quality and range of seafood available... We also spent a day touring some ...

 Yesterday, I went with Freddie and his Israeli girlfriend to central Lima markets to buy a secondhand surfboard and wettie ( it's advisable to visit these with a local as it can be a bit sketchy..so I wisely left nicki at the hostel to chill while I scouted for surf gear..). I scored an Ok secondhand board and good wettie for 70 bucks  but later felt bad when my friends informed me the purchases had probably been stolen from someone at so...

 Despite enjoying the comforts of Cusco post-Salcantaya trek, we decided to resume our journey across Peru and caught a cheap flight to Lima ( primarily to make the most of some surf along the coast). We checked into a hostel near the beach in Miraflores and walked the 2 mins down the hill to the coast. I hired a long board and wettie from a local on the beach and paddled out for a playful arvo wave. The waves resembled Waikiki beach and were fun f...

 Just returned from a 5 day trek via Salcantaya Mountain and Machu picchu Inca ruins- one of the more physically challenging things I've attempted in my life..we trekked just over 76 km´s through arid mountains, jungle, rivers..in hot and cold, uphill and downhill ...and up to an altitude of 4600 metres just near Salcantaya mountain.According to our guide, Salcantaya has never been conquered by climbers however I recently discovered ...

Arrived in Cusco from Copacapana,Bolivia today after 12 hour bus ride- complete with accompanying dead animal carcasses and peruvian vendors trying to sell us everything but the kitchen sink at each pit stop. Cusco is an impressively modern city, scattered with dozens of eye catching architectural structures ( churches, Inca museums etc) and riddled with good eateries/ pubs etc. It's also the base for arranging every tour under the sun so we{re headed fo...