by Hayley | Dec 1, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
….because to trek the deepest in the world (located right beside the Colca Canyon) would just be TOO ridiculous!Pia and Johannes were super keen to do a 3 day trek in the Colca Canyon just outside Arequipa and I got caught up in their excitement and decided to...
by Hayley | Dec 1, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
Arriving in Paracas I discovered the hostel was on the beach. Literally! I was so happy to be back by the water, though the beach wasn’t that great. The sand was dirty grey black making the water look worse than it actually was. I fell quite easily into...
by Hayley | Dec 1, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
While I didn’t love Arequipa I did visit the beautiful Monasterio Santa Catalina that was founded in1580. The monastery is huge and you can wander through the old houses and gardens where the nuns lived. The colours were beautiful, so I thought I’d...
by Hayley | Nov 23, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
While Pia and Johannes (my new travel buddies – we had met in Guatemala then ran into each other in Cusco) were off doing the Inca Trail I had time to kill. I was tossing up my options when I was convinced to join the new Peru Hop, a bus that travels around Peru...
by Hayley | Nov 23, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
With time needed pre and post Machu Picchu I ended up with plenty of time in Cusco. Most of the places were in the surrounding Sacred Valley, so Pia, Johannes, Gwen and I became tourists.Cusco itself is quite pretty, with a beautiful main square and churches on...
by Hayley | Nov 23, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
Being so high in altitude in Cusco, I thought there were a few things you might need to know…The airIt’s thin. That’s all there is to say about it. Stepping off a plane that has departed from sea level and lands in Cusco means for about 10mins after...
