My tip: take the horse on the way up, whatever the cost. You do not have lungs like the locals. Admiring the view I, unfortunately did not have enough dollar to take this option and stoically ignored the calls of locals running up to offer me assistance. Horses and walkers together at the bottom The week that I ended up in Cusco ready to visit potentially the highlight of the trip, Machu Piccu, the people of Aguas Calientes pueblo decided to go on strike. This meant that I de

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Eskdale is quiet. Even for the Lake district. I’ve been midweek to various parts of the Lakes and never found such wonderfully deserted countryside. The air was not rent with the shouts of walkers after their dogs or children asking whether they are at the top yet. Barely a sheep groaned in the distance. This made it absolutely perfect for long walks along the fells, unspoilt views and secluded dips in tarns. Once I could sense the impending hypothermia looming, I jumped out