We got up around 10 and listened to an English girl greet about how she'd had her camera stolen last night. Then me and Chris walked into town to meet Vanessa at the Plaza de Armas. We were a little late but she didn't mind. We went to a great gringo haunt called "Jacks" which does English breakfasts. The breakfast was great, you know the score eggs, bacon etc. However I couldn't help thinking a nice bit of square sausage and some tattie scones would have made it...

I got up today and felt amazing; no headaches or shortness of breath. I had breakfast with a cup of mate de coca. Some people were watching the Arsenal match in the bar, I watched some of it. I then walked around in the bright, crisp sunshine. I checked out Spanish schools in an internet cafe and updated my journal. An Irish guy next to me is down with the flu (who's not at the moment, jeez). I sat in the sunny courtyard and read my Lonely Planet (LP). A gir...

I woke up at 12pm with a pounding headache and felt like i was going to peg it. A mixture of hangover and altitude sickness-not good! I read my New Zealand pamphlet on altitude sickness and read a particular paragraph stating "When flying into a high altitude location: rest, drink plenty of water and under no circumstances drink alcohol that's a NO NO NO! Oh well, I had a hot shower which seemed to help and then drank mate de coca (coca tea). I also drank litres ...

I had a shower and checked out of the hostel. I flagged down an official taxi and spoke away to my friendly driver Jorge. He is going to help me book my flight to Cusco. We had a chat in broken Spanish for most of the journey. We arrived at the airport and I was told to speak to some guy. He then took me to the LAN Chile desk and I bought my ticket for 50 pounds. I had to give the guy a little tip as I walked through security. I got my flight and arrived in ...

I was woken by the bus steward around 8ish outside the town of Nazca. This is where the famous Nazca lines are, mysterious large drawings that can only be seen from the air and have been here for thousands of years. We walk out into the warm sunshine and go into a white-washed house to use the toilets. One of the little kids is really cute. She just looks like the little Indian baby in Ice Age(animated film). I bought some bananas and gatorade for the rest o...