The last week I have been lucky enough to be in Peru with Laura. We did a tour of cusco and visited Machu Picchu (The Old Mountain) and saw the sacred valley.

Below are my highlights, food included and a brief description. If you haven't been you should go.

An amazing six days. We have done so much and woken up early but all so worth it.

Other highlights which are not above are my love for Ceviche, the lovely people on our tour and the weather.

Now onto Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands.

First of all, thank you Google Maps. Trying to find one place helped me find Burger Shack. Now there are 2 burger places near my work. This one the same in that a Burger 'operator' has taken up residency inside a Pub. The Pub this time being the Royal Oak in Marleybone, London.

I found it and then rushed over to try it. Quite a good choice on the menu, but as always i said, stick to the basics and i went with the cheeseburger with fries on the side.

£8.50 for a burger is quite a bit really, so quality needed to be really high to justify! (That rhymes). Out came the burger and fries and 3 different sauces, Mayo, BBQ and Hot Sauce. A splashed a bit on the side.

What i did next was wait. I just sat there and let the smell of the burger hit me. Usually i just dive in, but that bit of patience made the first bite even more enjoyable. The glazed bun immediately stood out. A nice shine to it and it was Strong! By strong i mean, once in my hands, didnt feel like it was going to fall apart. First bite in and the softness of the patty coupled with the twin flavours of ketchup & mustard ensured straight away that i will be back. The taste of the mustard and pickles soon followed and what i like most about the pickles was it brought back the sensation of home-made burgers.

The fries were not too bad either. They had a good crunch and served in a very generous cup sized portion.With the different sauces on offer, i devoured every crumb served to me.

Thanks alot BurgerShack & Royal Oak. I will be back!

One thing i can pride myself on is that I am a hard worker. 
Some of my friends have a misconception that at work i am not a hard worker and instead that i am hardly working. I think i have done well for myself and that other people do think that i am a good worker too, but do I really push myself?

However, working hard is not the same as Pushing yourself. I was asked recently if I push myself and I couldn't answer. How do you push yourself?

Five extra push ups.

Achieving ambitious targets.

Setting unrealistic goals.

Putting yourself in an uncomfortable position.

Being outside of your comfort zone.

Maybe it is all the above, I just couldn't answer and then I struggled to think of any example to get close. In my mind all of the above can be achieved by working hard and therefore you don't need to push yourself. This is the case in the first two points but the last three do then need you to PUSH YOURSELF.

A bit of stress may come about, some nerves too but the end result will be pride, relief and happiness. I truly believe this and I will now try to push myself at work and at home. How? I don't know yet but if anyone wants to set me a challenge then please do let me know.