by Hayley | Dec 7, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
I was excited to get to Bolivia. Peru was great, but Bolivia still seemed like a destination that isn’t in everyone’s list. We did a super easy border crossing and stopped at Copacobana…cool name right :-)I think I fell in love with Bolivia...
by Hayley | Dec 7, 2013 | Blog posts, South America
Lake Titicaca – the highest lake in the world. Sitting at more than 3800m in altitude it stretches 170km in length and 70km in width across both Peru and Bolivia. The deepest point is an incredible 280m. Looking out across the lake it is possible to believe it...
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...
