We awoke around 6am to the sound of rain and the likely prospect of a wet jungle waiting to be explored. The evening had been cool due to the rain and a light wind, we both slept well as a result - another benefit was being back at a lower altitude. Julia seemed a lot brighter today which meant we could both enjoy the day ahead. True to form the lodge provided us with a hearty breakfast of egg, slices of pan fried banana, bread, jam and a cocktail of mixed fruit ...

Well the overnight sleeper bus would have been the most luxurious bus journey I had ever taken had it not been for the fact that they insisted on putting on the heating, taking the inside temperature up to a whopping 29 degrees celcius. I'd like to challenge anyone to try and sleep in that, especially with a thick cold and sore throat! But on the positive side we did have loads of leg room and reclining seats and a film to watch 'Lovely Bones' (dubbed in Spanish ...

Nothing exciting to report - I think Mick Jagger has left Cusco. I had failed to grab that once in a life time shot, oh well. I managed to pick up a Spanish paper in the market earlier today which had a double page spread about Mick visiting Machu Picchu. I can't help but feel how lucky we are. Although there was a slight drama and things didn't run according to plan at least we were able to view the magnificent ruins in peace. Poor old Mick had to view it in the...

We awoke at 4.30 am after about 5 hrs of restless sleep - likely due to excitement of what was to come. We set off at 5am with our head torches and supplies of water and snacks to start the 90 minute ascent to Macchu Picchu - initially a 30 minute walk out of Agues Calientes following the river and then a 60 minute climb up steep steps all the way to the top. The plan being to arrive as soon as the site opened at 6.30 so we could experience it with less tourists....

The Sacred Valley of the Incas; Canadians, Brits and a Serb on a bus. Today we travelled from Cusco to Pisaq, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and finally onto Aguas Calientes, a small town just outside Machu Picchu. Along the way we digested more information about the Inkas and their culture which was very interesting. However what is equally as interesting is the people you meet on your travels. Tours tend to throw together an odd combination of people, people that you ...