Beach life I think suits me... we left Lima last week (now a much cosier group of 5 inc. our guide) and preceded north where we hit the sun, the sea, the surf and the sand. And, I must say what a nice way to end our time in Peru via the seaside towns of Huanchaco/Trujilo and the lovely resort of Mancora - did not really get up to much other than lie around on a sun lounger, drink ice-cold beer, and gorge myself on the truly wonderfully fresh ceviche (Jon you were...

So here I am in the City of Kings, South Amercia´s only seaside capital city and the original home of Paddington Bear (although no-one here knows who the hell PB is which I find pretty disturbing!!). And once again I´m wasting time waiting for yet another wonderful nightbus for another long journey north. Actually I got to Lima a couple of days ago and it's ok here -in fact, I really quite like this place. My Lonely Planet tells you that Lima has ...

Some facts...Do you know that for many people the main reason to visit Peru (or indeed South America) is to see Machu Picchu?Do you know that Machu Picchu means big hill?Do you know that on the train from Cusco to Machu Picchu (which was well worth the $25 purely for the astounding views en-route) there's a plaque telling you that the railway line was established in 1905? And the first person who can email me and tell me why that's so very odd will find a...

Welcome to the Land of the Tourists (whoops sorry slip of the finger that should be... Land of the Incas). Yes I´m in Peru and yes it is beautiful here and I guess that's why the place is over-run with tourists (just like me I suppose). We got to Peru a week ago now, crossing the boarder via Lake Titicaca and for the first few nights we stayed in the little town of Puno which is directly on the lake kind of in south east Peru, and North West of the high...

You know, in Bolivia they have a phrase - 'Camina lentito, come poquito... y duerme solito' wise words indeed. It basically means 'walk slowly, eat only a little bit... and sleep by your poor little self'. So what about me? Have I followed these wise words? Well can you imagine me walking fast at this altitude with all the very steep streets, and the food (believe me you only want to eat a little), and I've no chance of messing up on the last ...