Hello! Welcome to my trials and tribulations during my trip backpacking South America – well, I think it will only be in South America but we’ll see.

- Walking the Bolivian Salt FlatsAn Unexpected French Bakery Altitude sickness left me feeling pretty unwell following Huayna Potosí but after a few days steering clear of street food in La Paz, I found myselfContinue reading “Walking the Bolivian Salt Flats”
- And into Bolivia…Having completed Salkantay and Ausangate within two weeks relatively unscathed, an uncovered drain managed to twist my ankle on my penultimate day in Cusco. With more hiking off the cardsContinue reading “And into Bolivia…”
- Peru: Ausangate TrekWelcome to the third consecutive blog detailing me up a mountain somewhere. Much like the others, this one will read: “woke up, walked, slept;’ however, the Ausangate Trek was fourContinue reading “Peru: Ausangate Trek”
- Peru: Salkantay Trek & Machu PicchuFriday 19th March: 11km, 600m ascent My trip to Machu Picchu began at 5:30am hunched over a mixing bowl full of porridge with a spoon and a ladle between theContinue reading “Peru: Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchu”
- Peru: Lima – HuarazMy trip began with a series of planning failures. My first mistake was not having fully read Peru’s entry requirements. I tried. I opened the gov.uk webpage and read theContinue reading “Peru: Lima – Huaraz”