The day started with a funny experience ordering coffee at a fancy breakfast place. The staff didn't speak English and we ended up with two huge coffees with four layers; one honey, one some kind of liqueur, one coffee and one cream. It was delicious though. The Peruvian's take a lot of pride in their cuisine as it is considered one of the best culinary cities in the word, equalling foodie heaven. As you have probably noticed I'm quite a foodie myself and believe trying everything in other countries an integral and exciting part of travelling. So today we visited Lima's food museum which contained all the history of their traditional dishes. Gastronomy is a religion in Peru and they enjoy food so much that before breakfast is over, they're already thinking about lunch. We hadn't really ... read more

Today we simply explored the city of Santiago as our last attempt when we first arrived wasn't very successful because of the jet lag. We began the day searching for a coffee shop that was open, there was still nothing even at 9am so we gave up and joined a tour group. South Americans start their days late and finish late. We visited Plaza De Armas, historic buildings and government house. The central market was the highlight of the day as we had fresh seafood cooked right in front us for lunch and finished with 'pure de castanas' which is a delicious traditional dessert made from puréed chestnuts. Next we ventured off by ourselves spending an hour walking to try and find the beginning of the hike up to Cerro San Cristobal (870m). On the way ... read more

After our overnight stay in Melbourne we boarded the plane to Sydney. Upon arrival there we received the sad news that dads best cycling/triathlon buddy and someone he has been inspired by and looked up to for over 20 years had passed. RIP Millsy xx this was not the best start to the trip, however dad was glad he had just visited him two days beforehand. The 13hr flight direct to Santiago was fine, although once we landed we were ready for bed as it was 2am AUS time but only 10am Chile time! Disoriented, dizzy and exhausted we mindlessly wandered around the streets of Santiago trying to stay awake. I couldnt put my finger on this city; some parts reminded me of many of the third world countries i've been too due to the stray ... read more