Lovely Lima. This city was heaps nicer than I expected. I thought it was going to be rough and dirty like La Paz in Bolivia, but instead, it was clean, fairly modern, retaining some of the old architecture from yesteryear.…
Paracas – the Galapagos of Peru
Hubs and I have dubbed Paracas ‘the most under-rated destination’ on our epic journey because it amazed both of us. I tried to be a brave traveller and caught the overnight bus from Arequipa to Pisco – a crap hole…
Puno – South Peru and Lake Titikaka
We were both rested and looking forward to the luxury train that takes 10 hours to get to Puno from Cuzco. The Andes Explorer was expensive – really really expensive at US$220 per person. Hubs and I justified it by…
Magical Machu Picchu
We were up ridiculously early and in a taxi to take us to Poroy train station about 25 minutes from Cuzco, to be at the station by 6.15am. The scenic journey to Agua Calientes on the Vistadome train took about…
Cuzco
From Iquotis, we flew via Lima to Cuzco. We checked into our hotel La Augustine El Dorado on Ave De Sol and our room seemed fine. Adequate. Nothing grand, but it had a fridge, TV, heater, safe – everything we…