It was sleeting when we got on boat today to come to Isla del Sol. Sleeting. By lunchtime I was sweating in the sun. Great island - we walked to the southern to and it felt like we were all alone at the edge of the world. Maybe best place so far. Went for lunch at a place. Woman inside told Yen it wouldn't be open for one hour. We couldn't be f***ed went somewhere else. The same place advertised Internet access (nfi how they are connected here - there's not eve...

Not much doing today - just planning next couple of days and locating some cash. A 10 year old got his doodle out and pissed right in front of me in the street between two parked cars. Ronnie warned us in the Amazon about not leaving sweaty clothes outside to dry cos insects lay eggs in it and then the larvae bury into your body when you wear them again and an insect gets born under your skin a week or two later and wriggles about. We were really anal about avo...

Crossed border into Bolivia - first time I've crossed a border on foot. Someone took a dump on the bus and clogged it up - bus driver went berserk and started yelling at everyone that toilet was for no. 1s only, not poopoo. I very almost pissed myself. Copacabana a nice little port town, if a little touristy. All cash machines in town out of funds so very little to play with...

Travelled from Cusco to Puno today, with a couple of stops at churches and inca ruins. At the latter a woman on another tour sat down and defecated in front of our group in the ruins. The guide was saying "look out over here at these ruins" and about 15 metres away there she was, squatting down while her husband stood next to her, watching, and passing her toilet paper. There was a toilet about 200 metres away. Not okay. Just staying the one night in Puno which ...

Last day ever in Cusco - great to have had one more day here. Chocolate Museum for brunch; San Pedro Market for a 5 sole lunch. Worked out for daily budget from here on out of $123 (excluding accommodation costs). Spent arvo reading and drinking Cusquena Negra at the Cross Keys pub before revisiting La Bodega for another delicious dinner. We were drinking Mayan hot chocolates looking out over Plaza Regocijo at brunch when Yenny said "This is so Persian". I asked ...