Hi everyone!! We made it, it was hard but worth every second, the end result (Machu Picchu) was nothing but fantastic! Below is a day by day account of our Inca trail adventure. Day1 - After getting picked up at 4.30 (yes 4.30) in the morning we drove an hour and 1/2 to Kilometre 82 where we were to begin our 4 days of walking. There were 13 in our group including us, 3 British lads, another British couple, a American lad, a British lad, an Aussie couple and a ...

Hi everyone, We have arrived back safely from the Inca trail but first we will update you on our few days in Cusco before we went. Cusco is a great city though we havent really done that much since we arrived just taking it easy before having to walk for 4 days. Wandered around the town which is all set around a main plaza, Shock! and have ate and drank lots. The nightlife here is fantastic everywhere you go you get a free drink when you enter, so you just leav...

Hi Everyone, Bit behind on the old journal entries so will have to get a few in today. Currently in Cusco and doing the Inca Trail tomorrow Argh!! But first had better update you all on Arequipa. Arequipa was a lovely city all set around a huge plaza with the cathedral dominating one end and restaurants and shops surrounding the rest. After arriving late due to our bus being stopped by the police for having a crack in the windscreen and then waiting over an hou...

Hi Everyone again!! After our one afternoon if Arequipa we did a 2 day tour to the Colca Canyon. On the first day, we saw many sites on our way to a small town of Chivay where we were to spend the night including Volcano Misti and 2 others which we cant remember the names of whilst writing this plus tons of llamas and alpacas. We had the afternoon to ourselves in Chivay which we spent looking for a cash point only to be told there wasnt one, oh s*** we had 17.5...

Hi Everyone,We have now arrived in Peru. Only spent afternoon in Puno before going on 2 day tour around Lake Titicaca, an absolutley massive lake, seems like the sea.First stop was the Isle de Flotas, which are small artificial islands made from reeds which the Uros people live on. Everything from the island to their houses are made from these reeds its crazy. After about another 3 hours we arived a Island Amantana where we were to spend the night. Everyone got d...