The bus journey from Trujillo was not one of the best - mostly because my stomach was still bad and I was up and down to the luckily clean toilet with loo paper! The border crossing was very easy with modern facilities and even free wifi. Arriving in Guayaquil and getting a taxi to the hotel in the dark. Hot and humid so I was glad of the air con and I retired to bed to try to sleep myself better while Laura went out for food. The next day was a very lazy one ...

The first bus trip in a luxurious 180 degree reclining seat didn't go too bad and I managed to get a few hours proper sleep. I was a bit ill on the bus but otherwise arrived in Lima about 8.30am without any problems. The Cruz del Sur bus station was just a few hundred metres down the road and I was surprised how smart it was. I bought my next bus ticket and otherwise sat in the cafe enjoying the free wifi. The next bus was not so comfy but mostly in daylight...

After 3 hours sleep I was ready for another walking tour so headed off to the Plaza de Armas to meet the free tour at 10am. Had another good guide and Arequipa restored my faith in cities. It is every bit as lovely as I remember and I almost regretted only booking one night here. After the walking tour I went to lunch with a Canadian girl and we headed to the central market and a bit of a stroll around before I headed back to the hostel. The hostel (Econunay) was...

Picked up by Bolivia Hop at 7 for the journey to Copacabana (yes I did sing the song once or twice!) Crawled through the La Paz traffic then the suburbs until finally reaching the countryside. We needed to cross an arm of the lake so the bus had to cross on a different ferry to us - about the same length as it was! Back on the bus for the last push to the lake and time for a sit down before the boat trip to the island. We stopped off at some ruins for those on a...

Catching a collectivo to Coroico then another to La Paz I left behind the humid jungle conditions and arrived in La Paz in the early evening in the rain - not an auspicious start. The hostel was OK and as Jen had said the beds were comfy but it was cold at night and not a particularly socialable hostel. I headed off for the obilgatory walking tour of downtown La Paz which was another good tour taking in the San Pedro prison (Location for the book Marching Powder...