Cusco is a city in the Andes (3300M) and was once the capital of the Inca empire. It is a beautiful city with a mix of some Inca buildings, a strong colonial feel all set against the dramatic backdrop of the Andes. It is also the base for all tourist trails to Machu Pichu as well as other treks! I arrived early Saturday morning and again was greeted by a man standing at the airport with my name on a sign (I could get used to this). Loki hostel in Cusco is a stunn...

I left Johannesburg after Stef and Danny very kindly left me to the airport! I won't say that Jo'burg airport is the most organised I've ever been in but after a little while queuing (in a few different queues) I was checked in. I had 90 rand left (about £9) and I searched high and low to find a book I could buy but none were less than 90 rand so I had no option left than to peruse the duty free(no harm in looking) and to my surprise I found a bottle of Po-10-C ...

I got a bus direct from Gaborone to Jo'burg - yet again the border crossing was without event - well I did get in trouble for taking pictures of the welcome to South Africa sign (I was made to delete them). I was really fortunate because one of girls I had travelled with was from Johannesburg and she very very kindly offered to let me stay at her house. So after a long bus journey (actually it was only like 7 hours) I got to Stefs house where I went for a swim in...

Gaborone (pronounced hab-o-ro-nay) is the capital of Botswana, and it doesn't feel as much like an African city, it's much more developed (that's what diamonds will do for you). To be honest there's not much to say about Gabs, I'm only really including it to keep my map right - the only other thing I would say to any perspective visitors is it is really really expensive. My accommodation cost about 3 times as much as my previous most expensive accommodation - the...

With some time to spare (but not lots) I decided to head for the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. My original plan had been to go to the salt flats but as it's the wet season in Botswana you can't camp or quadbike on them and a half day trip is pretty expensive. It also means they aren't as impressive. So bearing all that in mind and the fact I'm going to Bolivia I decided not to go. Khama rhino sanctary has some of the only rhino in Botswana. Although it is a sanctuary ...