This post is in response to Tommy's comment below - I thought it deserved a post in its own right as I don't know if anyone actually reads the comments here...

>>How did johnny even know?! I got as far as the train station ticket office and decided that this inca shit had gone far enough.. 100 years (give or take) does not qualify you as a civilisation in my books (Fuck it, I may even live that long - I wonder if they'll start charging visitors to 8 Waterloo Street in a few hundred years?!). Faced with a $100(US) bill for a place "I just have to see" stirred up in me a sense of rebellion. I decided to spend the money on things I'll enjoy more than sitting on a train for 5 hours then wandering around admiring a bunch of (admittedly big) rocks. Today I went white-water rafting down the Urubamaba river - fucking amazing (but equally cold). I plan to go paragliding through the sacred valley in the next couple of days as well... Some people may not consider adventure sports very cultured of me, but at least I'm seeing some cool scenery while doing something fucking awesome. And I'm certain I've thought this through more than 90% of the morons who trundle along to Machu Picchu to take in some 'culture'.