31-12-06 NEW YEARS EVE!! - Cusco So the day started off ok, i did another cultural thing, i took a tour of the sacred valley with one of the guys from the hostel. The day was to be a long one.The tour took us all over the place, to various markets, and villages, ruins etc. The only problem we had was after doing the Inka Trail, and Machu Pichu most of the ruins were very much an anti-climax. So my advice would be to do the valley tour first as its still really in...

29-12-06 Ruins Tour Today, me and a guy called Si decided that rather than staying in the hostel we would go and see the inca ruins just outside the centre of cusco. If we took a taxi up to the furthest, we could then walk back. It was only 8km or something, plus it was mostly downhill, so it would be fine. Plus it got us out of the pit which is more commonly known as the hostel! So we went first to a place called Tambomachay, which in inca times was a holiday &q...

23-12-06 The start of the Inca Trail I had to wake at 5am this morning, as the coach was coming for me at about 6ish. Wasnt too bad getting up that early considering last night i didnt get to sleep until about 3! The bus came a little later than i expected, which gave me enough time to worry and to also contemplate going back to bed. When i got on, it was weird, i was the last pick up, so all eyes were on me. This point in the trip there were about 30 people the...

18-12-06 CUSCO So, Cusco. Still felt rough the day after, so all i ate in 3 days was an orange. That's literally it. And the hostel im staying in is very different from the one in Lima. This one is very much focused for the young, and is way more lively than the other. So anyway, first night, i say night, as in the day i didnt do a single thing, as i was feeling pretty rough, just had a few drinks in the bar, which kind of spiralled into a few more, and then ...