The Peru diary: Last meal in Lima

Back to Lima, and to my favourite restaurant on the Pacific Ocean, Rosa Nautica, for lunch. It is the most amazing place, with excellent food, and a great atmosphere, with the waves lapping gently on the pier. As we ate lunch the whole reason for our journey came...
The Peru diary: Back on the train to Cusco

The Peru diary: Back on the train to Cusco

Ancient and modern living side by side Two and a half days in Cusco – the most amazing city that I think I’ve ever been to, that carries so much ancient culture and tradition that is kept alive by indigenous people and those that know how to integrate this tradition...
The Peru diary: The train to Machu Picchu

The Peru diary: The train to Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu My memory of my first train journey to Machu Picchu came flooding in to my mind as we sat on a modern train. In the olden days you’d be sat with the locals, with their chickens, parrots, livestock, domestics carrying bundles, and the general hustle and...
The Peru diary: Cusco

The Peru diary: Cusco

This is why we had to get Pedro some proper shoes… So off with the shorts and sarongs, and off to Cusco with our hiking boots, ponchos and rucksacks, ready to visit the Sacred Valley and Pisac. Pedro the shaman told me he would be conducting the ceremony at the...
The Peru diary: Lima

The Peru diary: Lima

Now the dust has settled, I’ve had time to get my thoughts together on my experience of taking a group on a healing journey to Peru recently. Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing my Peru diary, kicking off with Lima… Lima Have you noticed that there’s a certain...