Arrived in Rio- very disappointed that we couldnt get here for Carnival- this was one of my goals :-( Rio is a wonderful city- I'd love to go back one day. We unfortunately chose the wrong time to arrive- Easter weekend- accomodation full/expensive and lots of things closed :-( We managed to get a lovely hostel, run by the lovliest couple, for one night only. We spent hours trying to find somewhere for the rest of our stay- it was so stressful and we were about...

Sun 17th April: We flew Lima - Foz de Iguassu Brazil. Using lots of flights now- trying to cram in as much as possible for Dad. My rucksack was tampered with again! Lock broken but nothing missing as nothing was worth taking! Foz is a border town on the Brazilian side of the falls- its a horrible wee place but serves its purpose as gateway to the amazing waterfalls. We had nothing planned or booked but managed to find our way there eventually by taking a local b...

Thursday 14th April 2011- We flew from Cusco to Lima and made our way to Miraflores. Its a gorgeous part of the city- reminded me of Melbourne, so different to Cusco. Downtown Lima was good but not that much to see/do. We had a pretty chilled few days, lots of good food and nice walks. Not much else though so I'll move onto our next destination...BRAZIL!

Cannot believe this is the first chance ive had to attempt to finish this- now a year behind!!! At 6am on Friday 8th April 2011, we arrived in Cusco, Peru. Im still suffering from altitude sickness and breathing/walking is difficult. My main concern now is how my daddy will be affected by it...he arrives tomorrow and I cannot wait to see him! Just hope he feels ok. Steven and I visited the tour office for the company we booked to do Macchu Picchu with- we've be...

We took a horrid bus from Puno to Arequipa, 6.5hours of discomfort and wierdness! We were the only 2 tourists on the whole bus and to be honest, we were glad and slightly surprised to make it off in one piece! The driver was crazy, flying around windy cliff edged roads and the journey was frustrating because as with most local buses, the driver will leave the bus station with passengers who have paid full price and then as soon as he gets round the corner all the...