The Inca Trail was immense, and, as with the hiking in Ecuador, it was all about the altitude. It was an early start on the first day, with a few hours travelling in a coach to a village called Ollantaytambo for a few last minute supplies. We picked up a little bottle of 'magic stuff' as our guide Hilbert called it, but it's actually called Agua de Florida and is a powerful ecalyptus based liquid that you sniff and it opens your nose and lungs giving your body mo...

For our last night in Cartagena, we hit the town. There was a nice bar that sits on top of the citys old walls, but the drinks turned out to be a little out of the backpacker price range. There was more craic back at the hostel, and another bar across the road, so we were hopping between the two all night. The next day was our last in Colombia. Who'd have thought that flying economy class could feel luxurious? But thats what eight weeks of busses does to y...