Helena Moran

We arrived in Buenos Aires having heard great things from other travellers. As soon as we got to the city the atmosphere was fantastic and we loved it straight away. The sky was a brilliant blue despite it being the middle of winter and the people were friendly. We went to the centre of town walking down pretty tree lined streets full of lovely shops and cafes. It wasn´t long before Buenos Aires famous cafe culture tempted us and throughout our stay we definitely had our fair share of cake, coffee and dulce de leche. We spent the afternoon browsing the lovely shops, looking forward to some serious retail therapy later in our stay. That evening we headed to the picturesque waterfront to find some authentic Argentinian steak and wine. We definitely found the right ... read more

After and interesting and somewhat tedious 15 hour journey with a bus driver that was either stoned or drunk who liked diverting off the roads to make up his own route, we arrived in Uyuni. With half an hour to spare we met up with our salt lake expedition group. Luckily one of the girls in the group was canadian but lived in Peru and so spoke fluent spanish and was able to translate everything for us useless gals. Strangley enough, the first place we were taken to was a train graveyard in the middle of the dessert. Poor trains, all rusty n abandoned, lol. Next was the bit we had all been waiting for....the salt lakes. Amazing!! The scenery was out of this world, strangest place ever! Looked like miles and miles of snow. ... read more

After an early morning and early flight, we arrived at Cusco. Flew very close to some beautiful mountains. As soon as we got off the plane we all felt the immediate effects of the altitude, feeling a little woozy. Local guy Boris transfers us to our hotel in Cusco, where we get a briefing from him and our Inca trail guide Ozzi. All very exciting and we get our first try of coca tea, which supposedly helps with a lot of problems including altitude sickness, digestion, energy etc. Though we were all warned not to try taking it out of the country of to airports - wonder why??! Ozzi our guide has the best accent, kinda of a strange mixture of strong cockney, spanish, with a bit of scottish thrown in there. We luckily arrived ... read more