And we're off!

And we're off!!!

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July 24th 2009
The flight to London, Madrid and Lima were all bang on time which was superb. The only delay in the whole trip was the train from Musselburgh to Edinburgh Waverley......good old Scotrail!!!!!! On previous long haul flights the food has been pretty good but the food on the Madrid to Peru flight consisted of two cheese and ham sandwiches, four meatballs in tomato sauce and an individual trifle! ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more