Moving on from CuscoI have spent 2 weeks based in Cusco and I have now packed up all my bits (extra unneeded things have been allowed to be kept in storage) and am moving on. I'm on a very rickety old minibus (compared to the luxury 2 story one with a toilet I was expecting). The driver is a nutter and is overtaking everything despite then having to do an emergency stop for every speed bump every 500m! I'm being shoved from side to side while trying to write t...

The Pedicure I'm off to Colka Canyon next. A canyon twice as deep as the Grand Canyon where I hope to see a close up view of condors with a 3m wing span rising up on the morning thermals. I hoped to leave on wed but there is no bus until Thu so I'm in Cusco 2 more days instead of 1.My legs are as stiff as old boots! I did nothing all day except research buses and accommodation for my next phase, write and sort out my photos for my blog. I even (nearly) uploa...

Machu Picchu Last night Marco looked at my mosquito bites and told me he thinks I may be allergic to the protein the mosquitoes inject and that they may be infected cos they didn't look good to him. So I went to the clinic and they popped them all...yes there were more huge blisters..., cleaned them all, dressed the worst ones, gave me some cream and pills to take for 4 days and an injection in my bum cheek. The itching instantly went and I had a good night sl...

Zip Line and Train Track Trek...not easy to say 5 zip lines straight after each other crossing over a huge valley from top of huge hill to bottom! I was petrified on the 1st one cos it was so long...but slower i'm told. They got progressively faster. Everyone else was going in different positions, superman, upside down etc. But I took until the last one to realise I didn't actually need my hands to keep me alive so I forced myself to go no hands while I videoe...

Inka Trail Followed by Hot Springs 16km of trekkingEarly start. Up and up a very steep and intense hill (mountain?) for about 2 hours to get to the start of an original Inka Trail. Google the Inkas if you're interested cos that would take WAY too much writing and I was only really half listening to all the history stuff to repeat it properly anyway! All I'm going to tell you is that this Inka Trail was extremely narrow with a sheer drop on one side..eek! The ...