Hello again! It's Sunday 4th June and election day here in Peru. There's been a lot of excitement surrounding the presidential election including an assassination attempt on one of the candidates. Welcome to South America! Yesterday I went to Peru's main attraction, the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu. I left Cuzco at 5.30 in the morning and arrived at the ruins at about 11. It was however well worth the wait. From a distance it is the most spectacular sight ...

Hi everyone I hope you're all keeping well. I'm still having a great time here in Peru. I have started my language classes which are a bit intense but my Spanish seems to be coming along okay. I've met lots of great people here and have not been short of something to do since my arrival. I went up to the Inca ruins in Saqsaywaman yesterday with an American girl from my school called Bridget. We got a tour of the ruins from our lovely guide, Miguel. He mad...

Hi everyone I hope you're all keeping well. I'm still having a great time here in Peru. I have started my language classes which are a bit intense but my Spanish seems to be coming along okay. I've met lots of great people here and have not been short of something to do since my arrival. I went up to the Inca ruins in Saqsaywaman yesterday with an American girl from my school called Bridget. We got a tour of the ruins from our lovely guide, Miguel. He mad...