My journey to San Pedro involved changing buses in Calama, where I had a 2 hour wait. I got to San Pedro just after 6pm and im pleased it was still light. The hostel had given me a map of the area as I had to walk to the hostel. Typical me had booked the hostel furthest away! But apparently it was the best! It wasnt that far as San Pedro is only small but with a heavy backpack it makes it harder. Like in Arica everything was made out of the mud bricks and on the ...

Me and Sarah got a lift back to Cusco on the truck. From Cusco we would be able to get a jungle trip. However since the robbery Sarah had changed her mind about the jungle as she didnt have any clothes, shoes or malaria tablets. She just wanted to get out of Peru. So Sarah booked a flight to Santiago and I booked a 4 day / 3 night jungle trip in Manu National Park.Jungle Trip - Day 1: I got up at 4:30am and got dressed in the dark. I picked up my two bags and tip...

On the way from Arica to San Pedro I had a stop over in a seaside town called Iquique. I arrived in Iquique just after 1pm. I caught a taxi to my hostel. It was really close to the beach and was in the nice area of town where the streets were lined with palm trees. However, unfortunately it wasnt beach weather! The hostel was really nice. There was an Irish girl in my room so it was nice to have someone to talk to this time. I put my bags in the locker in the roo...

The remaining 5 Dragomaner´s, Me, Sarah, Matt, Neil and Shanna were stowing away in the truck for a couple of days at the beach. We left Lima and began the drive north. On the way we stopped at a National park called Lomas de Ancon. There were several walks you could do but we chose the shortest one of only 20 minutes. It was through green hills with rocky parts. It was a nice walk despite being up hill a lot of the time, but it wasnt too steep! However it was v...

After arriving at the hostel in Arica, my first task was to find an ATM as I didnt have any Chilian money. The guy at the reception gave me a map and off I went. What he had drawn on the map was slightly confusing and of course to start with I went the wrong way! Having realised my mistake I turned around and started to go the right way. In Arica all the buildings are made out of the brownish clay mud. The way I was walking it was going into the industrial area o...