So Toby and I have now been travelling the world for a whole year. We had a fantastic 4 months in South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Peru); a short break in Fiji with Toby’s dad, Alex and sister, Rachel; almost 8 months living and working in beautiful New Zealand and now we … Continue reading
So our time in South America has come to an end (sniff sniff!) and before I move on to write about the next continent, I thought I’d do a short round-up of our highlights. We always get asked ‘What’s been your favourite place so far?’, and we never manage to give a straight answer. Each … Continue reading
So after a really great time in the Sacred Valley, it was time to get our last long over night bus to our final South American destination, Lima (sob!). It’s always fun going to a new place, but we both were reluctant as we knew it would be our last. We’d heard very mixed things … Continue reading
Cusco When our time in Arequipa was over, it was time to catch yet another overnight bus heading north, to the famous city of Cusco, situated in the Sacred Valley. Although it’s a smaller city that Arequipa, it was much more busy and absolutely full of tourists. It’s the place people use as their base … Continue reading
The Colca Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world, and it’s twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. The deepest is also in Peru but it doesn’t have safe paths the trek through. One of the most popular things to do when in the area of Arequipa is to book a trek through … Continue reading
Puno wasn’t perhaps the best introduction to Peru, but an afternoon journey south took us to Arequipa, which was much nicer. It’s Peru’s second largest city, and like Sucre in Bolivia, is also called ‘La Ciudad Blanca’, or the White City. It’s got cobbled streets and beautiful white colonial buildings, and a similar charm that … Continue reading
We’ve met lots of people since visiting Puno and the floating islands who have asked us whether they are worth visiting. I’ve always answered yes, but probably only for a day or two. We traveled from Copacabana to Puno, crossing the border for our first Peruvian stop. Puno itself isn’t the nicest town. It’s not … Continue reading
After Coroico we returned to La Paz for a night and then caught a bus the following day to a town on the Bolivian border called Copacabana. It’s situated right on the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest lake. Our first views of the lake were from the bus, a huge expanse of deep … Continue reading
We left La Paz for a couple of days to visit the small town of Coroico, three hours away in the Yungas region of Bolivia. Many people know Coroico as the town you arrive at after cycling along the ‘World’s Most Dangerous Road’, but unfortunately most tours require you to turn back around again and … Continue reading
After reluctantly leaving lovely Sucre, we caught a bumpy overnight bus to the colossal city of La Paz. I don’t think there’s been a place on our journey so far that I haven’t looked forward to visiting for some reason or another, but after reading a bit about La Paz, I didn’t have the highest … Continue reading
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