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Briefly said. The best trip you can imagine. Great culture, fantastic nice people and an outstanding nature. Really worth every penny.

I didnt really know what to expect on our trip to Colca De Canyon. Well, I knew it would be deep, and I knew there would be big birds, but other than that...it was an adventure waiting to be had. We booked a 3d-2n tour with Land Adventures ($US60), through our hostel (El Caminante Class) in Arequipa and that turned out to be a stroke of genius. We were met at 6:30am by our tour guide Nestor (absolute legend!) and whisked off to the bus station in the back of one of the crazy little taxis. Th...

It is only day 6 of my trip and we already had a robbery attempt that resulted in a high speed foot chase through the winding streets of Arequipa. Okay. Maybe not that dramatic. But it did get the old adrenaline pumping.   Chris and I were having lunch in a tiny hidden courtyard off the main square. We were busy chatting away and stupidly let our guard down. Stupid gringa mistake. A well dressed older gentleman came up to me and started speaking to me quick in Spanish and then he actu...

In november I made a roundtrip in Peru for about three weeks. I started in Lima, than travelled further to Ica, Huacachina, Nazca, Arequipa and Puno. The last places were Cusco and the mysterious city of Machu Picchu

One of the most amazing countries I have ever been to! I wish I had more than just 11 days there! I reccommend Machu Picchu for anybody to see at least once in their lifetime!

This is my blog of all the places I have been, I have tried to include as much as I can but am sure there will be loads I have missed. Please feel free to comment or email. I hope you enjoy! Photos and Videos coming soon

When got into Arequipa and had a look around the town - it was good to be out the rain and we had definitely gone into a different, drier climate! The city is really interesting - overloked by El Misti volcano (extinct) and has some good places to walk around and see. We went to the Santa Catalina convent where we met up with Pepo and Josephine who were on the Inca trail trek with us. The convent is fascinating, it is in the middle of the city but was totally closed off to outsiders until 196...

Peru, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Belize, New York, Boston, Dartford!

Colca Canyon - another highlight of Peru.  Until recently, the deepest canyon in the world until a new canyon was discovered close by.  Still being deeper than the Grand Canyon it had to be impressive. It is also famed for its numerous condors that linger in the thermal updraft. We were also on the hunt for a bloke who had left our hostel 2 months before on his own and never returned. 2 cabs waiting for us at our 6.30 start but no tour guide.  However Alvaro soon turned u...

We were picked up by our tour guide from our hostal.. jumped on a bus and travelled 6 hours. What a bumpy road, but not as bad as San Agustin in Colombia that´s for sure!! There were 3 other girls on the tour, all French and really nice. It always makes a tour like this far more interesting when you have people that are really easy to get on with and fun! Our original tour guide had to leave as he had an emergency and we were introduced to our new (and much younger) tour guide Evan. Day OneT...

Here's some more photos from my travels in Peru. We arrived in Lima, travelled down the coast to Pisco, Ica/Huacachina, Nasca and Arequipa. Then we went to Lake Titicaca and stayed in Puno, before going to Cuzco.

In the morning we went to a view point where you could see Condors (very large birds indeed!).  We were fortunate enough to see 6 all at once.  They didnt come close enough for a decent photo though!!  Then we went to the hot springs where the water is 30-40 degrees.  This was heaven ... but irritated the bites!!  We had a buffet lunch which was verynice & then it was off to Arequipa to join in the New Year's Eve celebrations!!  We'd booked into The Point as ...