My final destination (other than getting home via Lima) on this month long trip is to the town of Paracas on the coast of Southern Peru. The landscape from Arequipa to here has been all desert with very little vegetation.…
Art, Science or Religion?
So I woke up in Arequipa with blood coming from something on my back. I could feel it and assumed the worst that some parasitic bug had decided I was to be its host. I had breakfast and then headed…
The White City
So I left Puno, with a sour taste in my mouth, the place was a dog eat dog world of who could screw the foreigner the most and it didn’t matter if they screwed over their own locals either. I…
Lake Titicaca
After a long day at Machu Picchu, I had another travelling day to get to Puno on the shores of lake Titicaca (all the teenage boys can laugh). So to make the days travel a little more interesting, I took…
Machu Picchu in the Mist
Getting to Machu Picchu is not straight forward but there are a few well known ways. The Inca Trail is the 4 day walk that is so popular and limited numbers per day that it sells out months in advance.…
Inca-rama
Cusco Day 1 For once I didn’t have to get up too early to make the airport. I had breakfast at the B&B, if anyone goes to Lima I highly recommend it. Plus I befriended the owners dog aptly called…
Miraflores life
I got in rather late last night after an amazing day in Panama. I’d found a B&B in the suburb of Miraflores called “The Lighthouse B&B” and for around $25 a night with breakfast its absolutely amazing. My bed is…
Locky Balboa
I left Havana with relative ease this morning. Cuba is an interesting and amazing country. It can be hard work, but is often worth the rewards. I was asked on the plane about the currency of Panama by some Uruguayan’s.…
Mas Havana
Day 12: The Bus station madness continued and only the patience of a Cuban could truly endure not knowing when a bus will arrive and whether I can get a seat on it. We were told the bus was late…
The Paris of Cuba
Day 10: I’m off to Cienfuegos today, which I’ve actually already seen as the bus to Trinidad drove through the town. It’s labelled the “Paris of Cuba” or “Pearl of the South”. Cienfuegos was a French settlement and it looked…