La Paz – The de facto capital of Bolivia La Paz is not the official capital of Bolivia, this is actually Sucra but it is the home to the President and the Government and is the cultural capital of Bolivia. La Paz is the highest altitude administration capital in the world. It is is built in […]
Peru / Bolivia Hop – Crossing the border Part 1 – Puno – Copacobana Leaving Peru we were headed to Bolivia. We had heard many stories about crossing the boarders by land so decided to take advantage of a great bus service called Peru/Boliva Hop which provided a comfortable bus and assistance in crossing […]
Journey to Puno – Inka Express Another early start, 6,30am taxi, this time one when I was not feeling well. We booked the Inka Express to travel from Cusco to Puno. This was a journey of 10 hours with some tourist stops along the way . We had decided to use this bus rather than […]
photos to be added when wifi is better Machu Picchu is the highlight for anyone visiting Peru. We have all heard of it but only when you visit do you truly appreciate what it is and how spectacular it is. We have booked to go up Macchu Picchu on 2 separate days incase of bad […]
Cusco – (pronounced as Cosco) – more than a starting point for Machu Picchu Photos to be added We landed in Cusco mid afternoon after a flight in the clouds over the Andes mountains. The pilots need to be very skilled to land here and honestly it is best not to look out of the […]
Lima – a stop over Lima was booked as a stop over en route to Cusco. As we had to pass by the airport anyway we decided to stay a couple of nights. This was a great decision. While waiting for our flight in Quito airport we bumped into our American cruise crew mates […]