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04 May 2009 ~ 1 Comment

111 hours by bus!

We have covered a lot of distance in the last 4 months, most of it by bus. Starting at the equator, and criss crossing the Andes all the way down to Buenos Aires is a long way to go. I thought it might be interesting to work out just how long we have been sat [...]

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13 March 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Puno and Lake Titikaka

Last Sunday we took the 6 hour bus ride from Cusco to the little town of Puno. Whilst there was not much to see in Puno itself, but we still had a great time relaxing by Lake Titikaka. We also took a half day boat trip to the Uros islands. These islands are made of [...]

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13 March 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Machu Picchu

We are a little behind with uploading photos… so just a short post about Machu Picchu. Most of the photos are from the day we arrived, but we did go back the next day because there was so much to see/take in. Here are the photos..

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09 March 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Inca Trail

First of all we would both really like to thank Fiona and David for our amazing 4 day inca trail! We booked through their website, ecotrekperu.com and had an amazing time! We were lucky enough to be the only 2 tourists on our trip, and with David (our guide), Fiona (company owner), a chef and [...]

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08 March 2009 ~ 2 Comments

We Survived!

We made it. The entire Inca trial, all 50,000 (or something) steps! Photos are taking a little while to sort out, but should be online at the next decent Internet connection. Off to Puno tomorrow…

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