Flew from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado to get into Amazonia. Ooooh! It's like a different world!! Back down at sea level the high temperature hit me as I got off the plane. Had a bit of a 'teenage grump' attack in the tropical heat but managed to sort myself out with a little help! Got a boat down the river then a walk through the rainforest of Tambopata NP followed by a canoe journey across Sandoval Lake. En route we had our first brush with nature and saw maca...

Got the bus to "Copa". Why, oh why, did no-one mention the bus-goes-on-a-boat part?! Nearly drowned (ok, not really but it felt like it to me….). Copa's a chilled little town on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Remember to take plenty of cash if you go there - neither a bank nor cash point to be found. Hmmm! Had to sell a kidney to pay for the "pink palace" hostel. We walked along the edge of the lake to Yampupata then hired a private b...

Just had to have a wee entry to prove that I'm far less chicken than I actually thought…. You are now reading about a girl who mountain biked down the "world's most dangerous road" and survived to tell the tale!! Didn't believe that I'd ever be writing that!If you happen to be passing through Bolivia, you've got a day to spare and you can remain upright on a bike then DEFINITELY DO IT!!! I honestly think it's one of the best things I've done. ...

From the thermal springs of El Tatio onto the salt plains of Uyuni then up to the highest city in the world..... it's been a speedy adventure getting here! Rejoined the tour group in San Pedro as planned and managed to see the most amazing sunset over the desert as I arrived there. We spent the next day watching the sun rise over the geysers then soaking in the hot water of the thermal pools. Unfortunately managed to get caught on camera (several of them?!) doing...

.... and Santiago, here I go..... After an unfortunate incident where my bag was stolen from the bus I was on the 1st day of my "tour" I am glad to be saying goodbye to the capital of Chile!! Had great fun practising Spanish with random policemen who seemed to be much more concerned that I was single (this goes onto the police report along with your parent's names if you haven't been claimed by a husband!!) than the fact that my bag, including m...