La Paz Above: Our bus gets a ferry ride across Lake Titicaca Strikes, rockslides, breakdowns, numerous bus changes, stroppy border guards, bribery and corruption… it was quite a day. Have made a little detour into Bolivia to renew my tourist … Continued

Majes Valley, near Arequipa This is all a bit of a contrast. From hobnobbing with New Romantics to being eaten alive by mosquitoes in one of the remoter parts of southern Peru. Never a dull moment. I’m now in the … Continued

Cusco Above: I get matey with Tony Hadley Our end of expedition party was a huge and somewhat surreal night, featuring two roast guinea pigs, a total eclipse of the moon, and Tony Hadley, the lead singer of Spandau Ballet. … Continued

Cusco Above: My Timotei moment Wow, wow, wow. The last two weeks, on the archaeological expedition, have been just amazing. We had one week at base camp, followed by a week´s trekking our way across the Vilcabamba, and every single … Continued

Cusco The view from my hostel in Cusco. I don´t even want to talk about how many steps I have to go up to get there… at altitude, too. This may be my last journal update for a little while … Continued

Cusco Life continues to be a contrast between luxurious freebies and gritty reality. From being frozen to death on the cargo train, to sheer decadence in Inka Class on the Puno-Cusco train, from a fantastic dinner at El Monasterio (poshest … Continued