■ PERU, SACRED VALLEY: The second last thing I expected to see driving through Peru's Sacred Valley were markets selling sweaters and other local products popular amongst tourists. But seeing as I did come across two, I decided to stop at them both and see what good they were peddling.

At the second market, I came across a group of women who at first weren't overly eager to interact with me, but after a minute insinuated that the nuts they were cutting was for human consumption. So I decided to give them a go....