Swim shorts on, tennis trainers and socks soaking wet and an 8 hour hike to complete.  I’m raring to go, namely because I still need to at least attempt to make this look easy, when in reality I’m clearly the most ill prepared traveler since I “lost” my passport in my bedside drawer in Russia.  …

Here we go then.  This is it.  We wake early to be collected by a mini van of adventurous souls ready to face the challenge of the days ahead.  The guides are loading mountain bikes onto the roof, and I’m cursing the fact I’m sat next to two attractive German girls with a massive, crusty …

We’re leaving it a little late to source and book a Machu Picchu trek and we’re currently on our third day of faffing about.  The system did need it though, and I’m slowly but surely on the mend.  I’m still spending much of the day with my hoodie up and a scarf covering the horrible cold sore …

I’ve done little today in Cusco save walk around, take a few snaps and tried to nurse myself back to health, therefore I have decided to pen something I’ve been meaning to for a while.  This is my genuine attempt to break into the South American music industry, with some atrocious balled in Spanish.  I’ve enlisted the …

I’ve spend more money than Paddy on the night bus to Cusco as I need plenty of rest and refreshment.  I still feel like death and now every muscle in my body is screaming at me.  I neglected to mention we played a five-a-side football match on Monday night against some local lads who decided to offer …

I’ve been trying to sleep for some time and finding it near impossible due to the double whammy of barbed wire squeezing my Uluva and “I want to ride my bicycle” being sung at karaoke in the hostel bar. For some reason an enterprising young staff member has decided to use their laptop as a …

I was meant to be up at 3am this morning for a two day trek to Colca Canyon.  Instead I find myself unable to speak pointing at things in the Pharmacy, Paddy ordering me drugs and with that horrible feeling in the stomach you get when your really good camera has been nicked.  Someone is …

I’ve managed to wake up with something resembling a golf ball at the back of my throat that makes it feel like I’m swallowing a piece of glass.  It’s not too bad at the moment, but is certainly prone to getting worse as the day and week wears on.  I recognise it as Uvulitis, when …

Arequipa is Peru’s second largest city, and has a sunny, touristy vibe. It is also surrounded by beautiful mountains and volcanoes, with a colonial history evident in its charming streets.  Of course I’m not paying much attention to this, as after checking in to another Point hostel, I’m making a bee line for a bar called …

I’ve been trying to take a bus to Arequipa as early as possible, but I’m informed they only go at night. This sounds pretty dubious to me, but there is’nt much I can do about it, considering I’d already booked the ticket.  Something must have been lost in translation.  When I said; first thing in the morning, …