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On the buses

Monday, January 3rd, 2005

We were quite lucky as when the taxi dropped us back in Pisac, the bus to Ollantaytambo arrived. The bus was already packed with locals on their way home from work. Eug scrambled up the steps onto the roof to tie on our rucksack. I was paranoid that the bus was going to start moving while he was still boy scouting on the roof.
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The tower of Pisac

Monday, January 3rd, 2005

With the Inca Trail looming in just a couple of days, and too much good food and rarified air slowing us down, we decided it was time for a bit of training ahead of our forthcoming mountain marathon. To the local bus station in Cusco we went, walking sticks at the ready and gallons of water in the rucksacks, ready to explore more Inca citadels in the sky. And we weren’t disappointed one bit!
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Ruined in Cusco

Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Some of the streets in Cusco still have original Inca walls but most of the major ruins lie just outside of the city. After our hangovers had subsided, we set off to have a look at these! You can buy a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Happy New Year

Friday, December 31st, 2004
We`ve been on holiday for the past couple of New Years and they`ve been OK but nothing special. And these days we struggle to keeep our eyes open past 10pm anyway, so we weren`t expecting anything too spectacular for seeing ... [Continue reading this entry]

Any room at the Inn?

Thursday, December 30th, 2004
The minibus finally turned up to drop off most of the Puno to Cusco passengers. We all had to haul our luggage onto the bus but felt reassured that weŽd be dropped off at the door to our hotel. As ... [Continue reading this entry]

The tour to Cusco

Thursday, December 30th, 2004
The bus was to leave Puno at 7.15am in the morning. Hhmmmm. Heard that one before. We were on the bus on time but continued to wait for other tourists from other hotels in the vicinity. Well, at least being ... [Continue reading this entry]

Party time in Puno

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004
The bus arrived in Puno and everyone jostled to get their hands back on their rucksacks. We were hustled into a taxi by a guy who was very disappointed to find that weŽd booked everything in Puno and were only visiting ... [Continue reading this entry]