Colonial Cuenca
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 [...]
Into the Jungle
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 [...]
My unexpected Guayaco man
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 [...]
Playing in Mindo, Ecuador
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 [...]
How I’m growing to love Quito
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 [...]
Galápagos Islands
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 [...]
Hostel Review – Casa del Sol, Montanita, Ecuador
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 [...]
Quito – The city that doesn’t feel quite right
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 [...]