After a long 9hrs we finally rock up at the outskirts of Cuzco. A great view of mountains surrounding the city, keeps us captivated as the bus navigates it´s final manouvres into the station. We share a taxi into town with an Austrian couple which helps the ´gringo fare´that the taxi driver attempts to charge …
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Arriving in a mass of dust we disembarked at 2,753 meters above sea level. This was higher than we had been in India´s Sikkim, yet there were STILL mountains surrounding this really beautiful town. Walking off towards town, ignoring cries of “taxi” we headed off past the terraced, single-storied rows of houses and shops, some …
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We landed in Huancayo on our first bus ride that felt like 4 hours, but was really 7. It was on time, which was good, but I was still a bit dazed from a late night, so finding a cheap hostel in town as quickly as possible was needed. Walking through town we really now …
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India…. it really is a world upon itself. You will never go anywhere that confuses, frustrates, allures and makes you want to scream all at the same time. The place tests your patience and yet is one of the most spiritual places on the planet. These contradictions are what make India, India. Even the Indians …
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After a whirlwind visit back to the UK. One Birthday, one BBQ, one wedding, and one speech. Stocking up on medicines that we actually used, dumping stuff we didn´t, eating the food we missed saying goodbye to friends again we headed back to the airport at an awful time of the morning. I hadn´t slept …
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