The day after we got back from the Inca Trek we were due to join forces with another group from now until Santiago, Chile. Before all that though, I’d booked my first ever bungee jump for today, no relaxing for me, I was up and out (and very scared). I made my way to the office

It was an early pick up to fly into Cusco but the flight was great and the views were great. I managed to survive the drive to Cusco from the airport with the mental taxi driver thankfully and was met by a Tucan Travel guy. Hotel looked really decent and I had an orientation where the

I planned to tone down the walking a bit in the run up to meeting the others on the group trip, and with the small matter of a 4 day trek at altititude approaching. I went into downtown Lima for a bus tour to Sant Cristobal which is a large cross/shrine at the top of tthe cliff/mounta

Well, it finally arrived after waiting months but the run up to the trip wasn’t as peaceful or exciting as previous trips.  The main reasons being one, it was a group tour in the main so needed less planning and two, I’d agreed to go back to work for the same client on my

I have just finished the packing for my 6 week tour of South America and to get myself into blog mode, I thought it’s time I jotted down a few pre-trip notes. Firstly, where am I heading? I have ditched my preferred way of travelling this time, i.e. travelling alone and having c