So this is going to be a cheesy start to the blog, get ready for it - 'Cuzco is a city so steeped in history, tradition and myth that it can be difficult to know where fact ends and myth begins.Legends tell that in the 12th century the first Inca, Manco Capac, was charged by the ancestral sun god to find the qosq'o (the naval of the earth).When at last Manco discovered such a point, he founded the city´ (Lonely Planet Guide).That's kind of how it feels to be in ...

Welcome to our Machu Picchu on a shoestring installment!We were on our way to Cuzco (breathless and headachey because of the altitude!), weighing up how to get to the mighty Machu Picchu and counting up the pennies when we found a 'poor man's way' and thought - perfect, sounds like us….There are lots of different ways to get there - lots of people do 3-4 day treks which look amazing but can cost around 500USD, there's the train which can cost upto around 150pou...

Hello from Huacachina from a mosquito bitten, sandboard-bruised pair! We're in Huacachina, Peru, 4 hours South of Lima. It's basically a lagoon in the middle of the desert and the sand dunes rise up all around it. It´s an amazing place with a population of 200. You´ll see from the photos that we tried sandboarding yesterday with a lovely couple that we met at the hostel called James and Nicky. They had heard about a place that took smaller groups of people...

We're writing this blog after our first day in Peru, from The Flying Dog Hostel in Miraflores (think the hostel owners are cat lovers...). Our flight was loooong because of the stop in madrid. The cultural experience started there though where wills discovered how to spot a European by the 'cardigan/sweater draped over the shoulders' look...hehe. We arrived last night at about 7pm to the airport in Lima and we've never stood in queues for so long!! The customs qu...