I woke up this morning to find that I could not bend my right leg anymore. Apparantly I've been walking a little bit too much the last couple of da...

In the morning I walked to the San Blas district of Cusco where I bought some bread in a bakery and had breakfast on the San Blas Plaza. The weathe...

Waking up at 4:15 AM is not something I want to do often. But, if you want to be the first at Machu Picchu then you will have to. We caught the thi...

Today I woke up with a very stiff right knee. During breakfast I used my coca-tea cup to warm up my knee, but it was still hurting very much when...

Early in the morning we were woken up by one of the horsemen. He brought us coca-tea and a tub of warm water to wash ourselves. Then breakfast was ...

Three others and I left the hotel today to start the Lares Trek. The Lares Trek is an alternative to the classic Inca Trail and takes four days i...

I Got up early for a tour of the Sacred Valley. The sacred valley is the valley where the Rio Urubamba runs through. Instead of all other tours I w...

This day was all about travelling. With a bus I travelled from Puno to Cusco. Along the way the landscape changed from the dry altiplano into more ...

This morning I woke up at 7 AM to find that breakfast was being served in my room. The pancakes were delicious together with the unevitable Coca-...

This morning I went to the harbour to get a boat to the Uros islands first and Amantani second. The Uros people live on the Islas flotantes...

At 10 AM I left the hotel to go to the Sillustani cemetary in the altiplano near Puno. Sillustani was a burial ground for the pre-Inca and Inca civ...

After a night of very good sleep the bus left for Puno. Puno is at about 3800 meters altitude next to the Titicaca lake. The route went past the ...

I got up early today to have a quick breakfast and drive to the Cruz del Condor which was only thirty minutes from Cabanaconde. When I arrived ...

Probably the clubbing of last night wasn´t such a good idea, because today I was going to travel past the highest point of my travel in Peru...

In the morning I went rafting on the Chili river in the Chilini valley. Getting at the start location took a one hour drive. I got a wetsuit and a ...

As expected the night was very long. I`ve seen every hour on the clock. I just couldn`t find a comfortable position to sleep. Also, the bus swung l...

Today I got up at 7 AM and had a light peruvian breakfast. It consisted of hot chocalate and two hot pieces of bread with cheese and tomato. Beca...

Today I travelled further South along the panamerican highway. The damage from the earthquake is getting less and the landscape has turned in t...

Today I saw the islas Ballestas. The islands are off the coast near the Paracas peninsula and are a retreat for many birds and sealions. The boatri...

Today I travelled from Lima to Ica over the Panamerican highway to the South. I stopped to have a look at a archeological site near Lima and to see...

After a good night sleep I went out to see Lima. The traffic is chaotic and there appear to be no traffic rules, but I survived... In the historic...

The flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta took nine hours. Luckily the airplane was equipped with a nice entertainment system, but even then nine hour...