On arriving in Paracas we transferred to a boat and for 30 minutes headed out to the Ballestas Islands - also known as the poor man`s Galapagos. On the way we past a huge pre-Inca candle figure that had been dug into the hillside. On arriving at the islands we were surrounded by Peruvian Blue Footed Boobies, a type of sea bird. There were also comorants dotted around and even the odd penguin in between hugging the cliffs. There were also a couple of thousand sea ...

After the 10 minute taxi ride to Huacachina i checked into Bananas hostel and here met Ben and Luke (Irish) and Bryony (English). Huacachina is a tiny collection of very tourist based buildings all surrounding a lagoon tucked away between giant sand dunes. It is an awesome place and is the desert oasis picture you imagine! We killed a few hours drinking incredibly super amazing fruit shakes and hanging out at the pool before the fun started - DUNEBUGGYING!!! The...

I arrived in Ica in the afternoon. It is a rather rough looking town which is remarkable seeing as it nestled between giant sand dunes on one sides and mountains on the other. Unfortunately, it doesn`t quite live up to the surroundings. I was unsure whether to head straight to Huachachina, which is a neighbourhood of Ica tucked in between the sand dunes or to stay in town for the evening, whilst i comtemplated the options i headed to an internet cafe. After an ho...

I arrived in Nasca around 7am and was pleased to see Raul (tour guide) greeting me. After a small wait in the office around the corner for 2 Swedish boys who were joining me in flying over the Nasca lines we headed to the airport. Unfortunately, the weather conditions were not ideal and we were told there was a 2 hour delay in our flight time. We decided to fill the time with a trip to some old tombs instead where there were 2000 year old Pre-Inca mummies uncover...

I was collected at 8am to start my Chachani adventure and met my comrades in arms that would tackle the mountain with me - Marvin (German), and Jenny (USA) and her boyfriend Fernando (Colombia - and who is mad enough to be climbing the mountain for the 2nd time). First we double and triple checked we had the right equipment before heading off in a 4 x 4 for the 3.5 hr journey to the drop off point. To say it was necessary for a 4 x 4 is an understatement as we he...