Kel: We flew into Lima and met Italian honeymooners on our way to our hotel. The hotel was lovely for our standards but I would have been totally gutted if we were honeymooners like them. They seemed fairly laid back so hopefully they did ok without any nice touches. Lima gets so much bad press in terms of safety. Their main square which has some pretty impressive architecture (Trafalgar sq equivalent) is untouchable at night. There are serious warnings fo...

Kel: Visiting Machu Picchu was one of the milestones and must dos when we were planning our trip. For those who don't know, MP is an Inca village set incredibly high up in the mountains. Most Inca buildings were destroyed by the Spanish or built over with Catholic churches etc instead.However due to it's location, MP (meaning old mountain) remained undiscovered for about 400 years until the early 1900s. Incas were pretty spiritual people who worshipped three...

MATT: A long day ahead of us on the INKA Express bus from Puno to Cuzco - the heart of the Inca empire. The tourist bus is a nine hour trip (about three hours longer than absolutely necessary) which stops at several interesting spots along the way. Puno, 7.30am - Get the bus and get settled in on the comfy, but packed tourist service which includes an English speaking guide and a hostess who brings a wee drink every now and again.The downside is that the coup...

MATT:We decided to leave La Paz in style, organising a tour to Cuzco, Peru at much more expense than normal. But it would turn out to be worth the extra money, both for the added activities that we probably wouldn't have been able to organise on our own and for the added ease of getting from a to b. We were collected early in the morning by our guide, Mariella, who would transport us as far as the Peruvian border and look after us on the way. We were colle...

Kel: We made it to La Paz, the highest city in the world at 3.7km above sea level. We managed to find ourselves a legit taxi and made it to an apartment where we would stay for the next 3 days. We were absolutely knackered and just collapsed to begin with! We spent the rest of the day having a wander around the more suburban area where we were staying. It's a fantastic city set in the hills and it's just amazing to think that some people live so far up. A wa...