Bolivia - lakes, mountains and the white stuff Well, it's been a while since my last blog! I have clearly become too lazy with all this travelling malarkey…so here goes with a catch up. We crossed the border from Peru to Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world at almost 4,000 metres above sea level. From the small town of Copacabana, we visited Isla del Sol, a ruggedly beautiful island and birthplace of th...

A Peruvian Odyssey Happy New Year to everyone! The end of 2010 marked eight months of travelling for us, and what adventures we have had! Since our last blog, we have spent the last 6 weeks travelling around Peru, a fascinating and varied country with everything from coastal desert to highlands and jungle. We kicked off our Peruvian odyssey in Mancora, a sunny beach resort popular with surfers and backpackers - it was a nice change after being in the mou...

A Peruvian Odyssey Happy New Year to everyone! The end of 2010 marked eight months of travelling for us, and what adventures we have had! Since our last blog, we have spent the last 6 weeks travelling around Peru, a fascinating and varied country with everything from coastal desert to highlands and jungle. We kicked off our Peruvian odyssey in Mancora, a sunny beach resort popular with surfers and backpackers - it was a nice change after being in the mou...

High times in EcuadorWell, we finally managed to extract ourselves from Colombia after 7 weeks there and made our way across the border into Ecuador wondering what to expect. We spent 4 weeks travelling from north to south through Ecuador`s mountainous terrain, ranging in altitude from 1500 metres above sea level to around 3000 metres.Our first stop was the town of Otavalo, famous for its colourful Saturday market that lines its streets. Here we noticed a big dif...

Colombia - the only danger is not wanting to leave! We have spent five weeks in Colombia now - already a week longer than planned, and we're not done yet…we might already be behind schedule, but hey - that's what backpacking is all about! Every place we've been has been a pleasant surprise, such is the beauty of travelling in a country whose sights are not widely known and tourism is still in its infancy. Bus journeys here are a still something of a novelt...