We last left you waiting for a flight over the ancient mystical Nasca lines (pending any difficulties that seem to arise at every corner here). And we certainly weren´t dissapointed with this reason for the 3 hour delay...... "somebody stole a plane". Thats right, in this day in age, somebody wandered into the airport and stole a plane which then vanished, hence the security lock down for sevveral hours. Eventually we were taken for our flight, and r...

Oxygen is underestimated, you dont realise quite how useful it is until you dont have it! The four day trek on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu began quite well, a pleaseant stroll in the mountains past some ruins, enjoying tasty food and lovely views. Day two involved a hike upwards for several hows to 4200m to a point named Dead Womans Pass, and that was where I began to miss the luxury of oxygen. It was made all the worse by the porters (carrying 25kg each) who ...