The three 'C' highlights of our trip: cuisine, children and conservation

I had alluded to this before that the journey is as important as the destination and along the way the three things one samples most of the journey are cuisine, children and culture. Peru, or more precisely Cuzco and Macchu Pichu had an abundance of joyful pleasures to dispense.

1. New foods like Quinoa Tabuleh, Alpaca Steak and Guinea Pig excite the palate
2. Little kids smile readily and offer great photo opportunities including one, my very first of a schoolgirl which will always remain in my mind's eye rather than on my SD card
3. I've spoken much about the glorious history of the Incas, including a belief centred on nature. James Cameron did a great adaptation of that for his movie Avatar, but I must say that the Incas where the original Naviis. This culture of respecting the environment (if not worshipping it) remains healthy and alive even in our hotel bathroom!