So before, in between and after Machu Picchu and the Amazon jungle we spent a few days exploring the City of Cusco. We visited the Inca Museum which I think is worth the effort of finding. Also the plaza de armas, which although is spectacular lacks a certain class due to the KFC and McDonalds which can be spotted (although they have tried to hide them) on every corner. An overnight bus to Arequipa with a word of advice - wrap up warm. The bus was cold, with no ...

So the amazon jungle. 10th of July - early start, with the alarm going off at 5 o´clock and with the scheduled pick up at 5.30. After 2 weeks you´d think we´d have learnt that it doesn´t always work out that way. After waiting for over an hour the minibus finally beeped its horn outside our hostel. And we set off, with 8 other backpackers, guide, cook and the driver. We stopped enroute to the jungle, at a preinca cemetery which had all be ransacked by the S...

So I´ve literally just got back from Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu Pueblo which is the nearest town to the famous wonder of the world. We got the train yesterday morning, very early and spent a pleasant 3 hours traveling there. The train, although the cheapest one, was comfortable and we were served a free drink and snack. This in my book will make any journey more enjoyable. Unlike most people, we decided to do this area in two days, spending the first look...

After leaving the interent cafe last time, we headed back to the hostel to discover we still didn´t have running water. 30 mins later, after being told to wait 5 I went down to complain. An 8 year old girl came up to the room with me, and with such pride and a know-it-all-look said that the white tap in the bathroom turned the water on and off. Mez - unknowingly had been playing with the tap when trying to get hot water the night before, so because of that we di...