Without wanting this to sound disrespectful, ¨Disneyland¨ is what immediately came to mind when visiting the Floating Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca. Whilst they are all very legit and have been doing so for a very long time, the ¨show¨ was so slick, the colours so bright and the presentation so polished that we had [...]

After spending one last night in Cuzco, we said our farewells and headed off to meet the bus taking us to Puno. After the long 10 hour bus and bump ride, we made it, checking into the lovely “Intiqa Hotel” in the middle of the greyness that appears to be Puno. Mind you though, what [...]

Think of the tackiest, touristy place you know of, roll it together with an almost ski chalet village theme, and you might just have touched on Aquas Calientes. Located at the base of the mountains, under Macchu Picchu, its a town grown out of opportunity and necessity, and certainly not by design. Growth, not in [...]

WE DID IT! 42km of hiking like I´d never done before, and nor had Daughter. We meet our guide Roger, and off we went. After a briefing the night before, we headed off for our initial site seeing tour around the Cusco area, finally ending up at “base camp” for EcoInka (our tour team). First [...]

I´ve got two words to say: Merry Christmas and then another two…Fallen Angel www.fallenangelincusco.com The most amazing place, who offered a 4 course Christmas lunch. Not only was the food spectacular, but the place itself is something I´ve not seen before. Come restaurant, come art gallery, come bar, come nightclub, come hotel, it certainly catered [...]