Author Archives: Bear and Jackie

Found ourselves in Puno on the way to Bolivia for a few hours so hopped onto a boat to check out the floating islands. I thought that maintaining a pool and sweeping up leaves was hard work! Thankfully the house … Continue reading →

Cusco is an awesome town but it is time to move on. Jumping onto a bus tonight for the long drive to Lake Titicaca then onwards to Bolivia and the Salt Flats of Uyuni. Some photos here of the Witches … Continue reading →

We had a glorious night in a hotel in Aguas Calientes, where we showered for the first time in five days!! Then met the group for our last dinner!! Early start 03:30am to reach what we had trekked so far … Continue reading →

Four days, four nights, 100km to cover at altitudes up to 15000 feet. We had 4 days in Cusco to acclimatise to the altitude, just walking up the hill to the hostel at 11000 feet had us both panting in … Continue reading →

ATM experiences in Cusco We love living in a First World Country where $2 ATM withdrawal fees are merely an annoyance when using another bank’s ATM. God forbid being charged a fee overseas at the ATM then another hefty one … Continue reading →

Almost immediately we knew that we had arrived somewhere special! Cobbled streets, color, lambs, llamas, markets!! Cusco is 14,000ft above sea level and boy do you feel it when you arrive! We got a cab to our hostel and we’re … Continue reading →

Farewell Lima. Mixed emotions leaving here. Wonderful memories and history mixed into a big, busy City. Fortunately, most of the tourists and the rubbish that sustains them looks over the crumbling cliffs. If big hotels, casinos and European priced eateries … Continue reading →

No, not a profanity or a spelling mistake! A ceremonial centre that pre-dates the Incas by about 1000 years. It is right here in the centre of Miraflores in Lima. No 4 day oxygen deprived hike to reach it, just … Continue reading →

Our host at the B&B was a little concerned about us going to Rimac and requested we left the area by 4pm!!! Although a little apprehensive our stomachs won and off we went in search of this once a year … Continue reading →

After a 3:30 am start and no sleep due to the noise at our hostel, we arrived at Larq’a Park, a gorgeous B&B bang in the middle of Miraflores. Both feeling a little jaded, we went for a walk to … Continue reading →