Lima

Peru’s capital city – Lima – was initially our first planned stop in this large south American country but due to the length of time we would need to spend on a bus we opted for a break in the northern beach town of Mancora. However, if we had known that the Peruvian buses were…

Mancora

6am in Mancora makes the place seem like a ghost town. The only people visible were a small number of tuk tuk drivers waiting to whisk us and our fellow travellers arriving on the overnight bus away to nearby hostels and hotels. After some debating we jumped in the back of one and were driven…

Guayaquil & our Peruvian entrance

How to get from Qutio to Peru was the biggest challenge we had faced so far on our journey. We had to be in Chile for our flight to Brazil (for the carnival) by January 27th and it was already January 11th. Flights between the two countries are remarkable expensive – the cheapest we found…

… Part 2; You’d better Belize it – Caye Caulker

After the horrible journey endured in getting to San Pedro on Ambergris Caye we opted for the other of two boat companies – Belize Water Taxi as opposed to San Pedro Water Taxis. Thankfully, much to Hayley’s delight their boat was a lot smoother and also cheaper. So if you ever happen to be in…