When I wrote this chapter on my phone it autocorrected to ‘Macchiato Picchu’. This says it all really, as the service you get on the Inca Trail trek is amazing. Your food is cooked, tents unpacked and essentially all you…
Why are the Nazca lines such a big draw?
On our way to Nazca on the bus, a woman asked if she could put her bag under our seat. Steph said yes as she is so nice but I was immediately suspicious as it was a small leather bag…
The two sides of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is famous in lake terms as it is the highest navigable body of water in the world at 12,500 feet (3,811m) and very nice it is too. It effectively straddles Bolivia on the East and Peru on the…
Inside La Paz’s notorious San Pedro Prison
Now for our next infamous attraction. The San Pedro prison experience was made famous in the biography of English drug trafficker Thomas McFadden who was incarcerated there. His story was told in Marching Powder which was written by the law…
Why I love Cesky Krumlov
I was first told about Cesky Krumlov over ten years ago by some backpackers on a Busabout tour. Ever since then I’ve wanted to come here and my boyfriends 30th birthday seemed the perfect time to do it. The most…
Why ‘contraception clinics’ don’t work
I had a week off work, so I did what many women do when they have time off – important admin. On the Monday at midday I went to my local hospital to their contraception clinic, I had rung up…