I've been traveling through Peru for about a week now, entering the country from Ecuador and traveling along the coast through Mancora and Huacachina. Since entering Peru I've been watching the Independence Day preparations and celebrations ramp up as we [...]
For the past two weeks I have been traveling through Ecuador and Peru on a Tucan Tour and it has been great. I love going on tours because I can relax. The tour leader is the one in charge of [...]
Cuenca is my favourite city so far in Ecuador. It's not frantic, it's not dirty, it's doesn't have high-rise buildings or people hassling to sell, or steal. As soon as I arrived I was reminded of Florence, Italy. The buildings [...]
For the past few days I've been traveling through the jungle of Ecuador and exploring a culturally rich world of shaman’s, mosquitos and mud. A 200 year old tree and gum boots. I'm on a Tucan Travels tour [...]
I've written in the past about meeting people on the road. Whether it be in hostels, on tours, in pubs or through Tinder, travelers meet new people constantly and sometimes find someone special. That's what has happened to me over [...]
Mindo is such a fun place. A small town located approximately two hours by bus from Quito, it's a really great escape from the crazy city. Paco, his brother Fito and I decided to travel to Mindo to get away [...]
I'm back in Quito this week after spending an amazing week in the Galápagos, and as you may have seen from my previous Quito post I wasn't a fan of the city when I first arrived. I'm happy to say [...]
The Galápagos Islands are amazing. Over the past week I have swum with sea lions, giants turtles, penguins, huge schools of fish, octopus and hundreds of other marine species. This is by far the best snorkeling I have ever done, [...]
My first impression upon arriving at Casa del Sol was that it looked like a multi-level, bungalow style hotel rather than a hostel. Built of wooden and stone pillars with hammocks hanging lazily on each level and surrounded by lush plants, [...]
Today is my 2nd day in Quito and whilst my altitude sickness is starting to ease, my unease with the city is not. It's 5pm and I'm sitting in my hostel room just having spoken with a couple of other [...]
