The peoples' democratic blog of Matt Hayward

On the gringo trail in Peru, talking to other tourists, Lima gets the worst rap of all. It’s an over crowded capital city rife with petty crime and shitful drivers. I mean really shitful drivers, but I digress.
Strangely, it never rains in Lima – ever. It just kind of spits when it does. There’s only [...]

Hola from Arequipa in Peru. I´ve been here for a few days now and it´s just epic. It has a few great streets such as San Francisco full of great restaurants – even kebaberies and middle eastern, some of which are OK – and the place just has a really busy, vibrant vibe to it. [...]

OK, I´m going to have to separate this into two posts because Cusco is awesome but there is some stuff you should know.
Firstly altitude is a bitch. Many people fly into Cusco from other high altitude spots like La Paz in  Bolivia and so they´re already well adjusted. But if you´re doing Peru only, then [...]