Monthly Archives: February 2024

After the joys of the Santiago (dis)organisation, we weren’t particularly looking forward to the embarkation process. We were not disappointed… initially. We grabbed our bags from the coach and walked to a makeshift tent on the pier together with hundreds … Continue reading →

Overall we enjoyed the contents of the land tour. I think most of the group of 70 were in agreement that there was too much crammed into it. On average I’d say we were out of the hotel by 7AM … Continue reading →

The next morning, hotel staff were once again conspicuous by there absence when it came to moving bags out to the coach! The good news was, that after good nights sleep at sea level we all began to recover from … Continue reading →

Earlier in the blog I sang the praises of the seamless way in which a lot of the transportation was organised, it seems we were spoilt at the beginning of the trip. This morning our bags were collected from our … Continue reading →

We had the option of getting up at 5AM to re-visit Machu Picchu, but after yesterdays exertions and body malfunctions we decided to opt for a lie in instead! Today was a travel day, taking the train back to Ollantaytambo … Continue reading →

I’m still not feeling the best, the asthma is not liking the high altitudes plus I am trying to fight off a cold and something really unusual for me, I have no appetite! We both conquered Machu Picchu today, it … Continue reading →

Sorry no words of wisdom due body malfunction!! We’re now at sea off the coast of Chile, apparently with reasonable WiFI access) so I will try to update the events of a few days ago. The body malfunction referred to … Continue reading →

The title is not referring to the trip, it is referring to the blog! The days have been busier, or at least longer than expected much of that can be blamed on the traffic! Today we caught a double whammy … Continue reading →

This going to be a short entry as we are both pretty tired both from the travelling yesterday and wandering around a hot (30C / 86F) humid Lima. As as I said earlier we booked a tour for the afternoon … Continue reading →

We arrived in Lima around 15 minutes early at 2315. Yet again we proved that priority tags on the bags only impeded their progress, so much so this time we felt that they hadn’t made it. Eventually we were reunited … Continue reading →