I watch intently as the waiter steadily balances a wine glass on a silver tray and pours a glass of red from the bottle he’s holding in the other with expert precision. No mean feat, given we’re on a moving train that every so often sways and jolts with the rhythm of the tracks .
“I’ve been practising for this for two years,” he tells me, proudly. I’ve observed him nimbly making his way through the carriage, deftly moving his body to counteract slight movements and avoid any spillages, pouring glass after glass without spilling so much as a drop.
We’re on PeruRail’s Titicaca train, recognisable for its royal blue and canary yellow livery, heading south from historic Cusco to Puno, gateway to Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake that straddles the Peru-Bolivia border.
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However, this train hadn’t been my first choice. When I began planning my trip to Peru, I became enamoured with the idea of taking one of the world’s most fabulous train journeys – the Belmond Andean Explorer, which was South America’s first luxury train when it made its debut here in 2017. But when I saw the number of zeros on the ticket, I knew I’d need to rethink.
