Amazon was great. They were having bizarre weather and so instead of 35 degrees, it was actually a lot colder than we were expecting, which was good because it kept the mosquitos away! Unfortunately though, the eco-lodges we were staying in had no windows, only mosquito nets, apparently to let us get "closer to nature". Jane and I got a little too close when on the first night we found a huge spider. A little girly charm and the guy came and removed it ...

Hello from Peru! Having the most amazing time. Arrived in Lima (10 hours later than planned due to a fault with the plane in Miami ), and found it full of crazy people, beeping cars, and very little understanding of English anywhere. Luckily my 3 week group tour was starting straight away, and so once I'd met my group, 14 others, who are all very nice, variety of ages but mostly between 20-30, we could get out of Lima! It started well with a trip to Pisco, wher...