Hostal La Casa de Margott Arequipa

... It is comforting to know that Bolivia´s closest ally is such a kind man.<br><br>Ok, back to Peru. We (by we I mean Jessy and I. This was apparently confusing for some of my readers) got to Arequipa with the intention to book a trip out to the Colca canyon, the deepest canyon in the world and home to the world´s largest flying bird, the Andean condor. We also wanted to spend a few days in the city itself, as I felt I had neglected it a bit during my previous two ...

... payer "laeroporta fee" (taxe), et faire un tour au duty free (clopes pour jeremy, pisco pour les filles)<br>vol lima madrid effectue avec succes, repas un peu tardif a venir, dodo se succede, pti dej a 13h (heure espagnole) mais il nest encore pour nous que 7H30 heure peruvienne, car on se croit encore la bas !<br>arrive a madrid, le pisco ne passe pas dans les bagages a main, alors cest reparti pour enregistrer le bagage de jeremy avec les bouteilles dedans; repas sur le pouce et ...

So with the excitement of the Inca Trail and the magnificient Machu Picchu now happily entrenching itself into the 'Unforgettable' section of our memory banks, it was time to move on from Cusco and down south to Arequipa for a spot of culture, cheap grub and to see the condors of Colca Canyon.<br><br>Unfortunately, the Inca Trail made a somewhat significant dent in our travel budget and in order to avoid arriving in London with loaded ...

... said it was clear the two guys were really struggling and if we needed to turn back for their safety that was fine by us - getting to the top is irrelevent in situations like this. <br><br>I was told that he was the guide and he would make the decisions in private with his clients. In other words "butt out"! When Bjorn eventually caught up with us it was clear he was physically exhausted. He actually said to the guide he feared for his safety on the way down if he were to carry on. Our ...

... Lee was disappointed that he was unable to watch the Hull City v Tottenham game (although with that results it was probably a blessing!)<br><br>We were looking forward to our flight to Santiago as it was a refreshing change from buses, however it turned out to be quite an ordeal. We were supposed to just make a change in Antifagasta, however after half an hour we landed in Arica ...

... within an 1 hour of the time it was suppose to leave I consider it on time. I noticed some other foreigners getting on the bus, but it wasn&#8217;t until the half way point that we ended up talking, Stephen from Germany and Joelle from Quebec. We all passed our Swine Flu inspection at the border and were granted access to Peru. It was nice that the bus company dropped us off at the border to do our paperwork and waited for us to walk across the bridge ...

... an unforgettable experience watching the Condors. <br><br>Getting away from Arequipa to Lima I thought was going to be a problem due to a strike, but the journey was smooth and there is a better strike story to come! I went with Cruz Del Sur bus company, a good choice as we got our own private waiting lounge in the bus station, meals on board, huge comfy seats and even got to play bingo on board! Didn´t win the free travel tickets but still, good number practice!<br><br>

... to the sun, leaving her face and lips dehydrated. Everything else is intact, as she lay frozen in a small glass box. She was believed to be around 12-14 yrs old. <br> <br> The sun started to set as we walked around the plaza once more, checked more souvenir shops, stopped for light dinner until it got dark and we headed home. The next day will take us higher into the Andes, at 12,500ft to the city of Puno. <br> <br> - M -

... at a small village called Chivay to rest for the night and to check out the local entertainment, normally we try and avoid tours as they more or less force you to go to a touristy restaurant that normally involves some seriously dodgy music, that ...

... the way to the mirador, on Puento Grau (bridge), another funny and strange thing happened. A homeless guy sneakily from behind, tried to grab my bottle of water. &#8220;Oi!&#8221; i shouted. Now normally I would just give the bottle of water away &#8211; but seeing how he had tried to grab my bottle, my first instinct was to not let this one go. So there we were &#8211; me and this strange guy - having this tug of war with my bottle of water in the middle ...