Warned by our airline that immigration may turn us around for not having an exit ticket from Colombia we encountered no issues on our arrival and made it to the famous capital city.... read more
Second time at Matchu Pichu and you still get that same feeling... No words to describe this ancient city and certainly a special place for me...... read more
Having already done the famous Inca Trail years ago (it was booked until October anyway :) we decided to go for the alternative Salkantay. We did not get an amazing weather but was still worth the journey, the amazing group of people we trekked with all made up for it. Out final day at Matchu Pichu (see next post) was rewarded by some sunny and warm weather...... read more
Lake Titikaka from the other side of the border in Peru. Tamani and Taquile keep going at their own pace and very own traditional culture - especially knitting from both the women and men community of the island.... read more
Making our way to Peru via Copacobana. It was over 10 years ago that I first saw Lake Titikaka. Special moment than to come back to this magical place.... read more
So much behind on the blog so will only be posting pictures if I can. Fiinally able to leave La Paz after getting my new passport back, on our way to much warmer land in Rurenabaque. Trip to the Pampa.... read more
Hi all, Long time... so here is the story of the Choro trek... After renting all our camping equipment from La Paz we set off on a 71Kms journey over 3 days. Choro starts from near La Cumbre at 4800 to end up at 1800 - making its way through Cordillera Real from dramatic altiplanos sceneries to quickly descent into immense valleys with dense vegetation. Although it sounds like a straight walk down it's not as it sounds - Choro is a lot of going up and just a bit more of going down :) What made this trek so enjoyable was the fact that only us and 4 other trekkers shared the route while we were there which meant we were able to appreciate and take in the immensity of the sceneries we witnessed as ... read more