Settling into a new place; town, city, country, whatever the case may be, always involves the same thing - getting to know the community. Having now settled permanently in Galapagos I'm fortunate to live in a great area with wonderful [...]
Two years ago I decided to adopt a plant-based, whole foods, vegan diet and it has been one of the best life decisions I have ever made, both in terms of my diabetic life and my health overall. As I [...]
This week I have been staying in Cumbayá an area 20 minutes drive from Quito, Ecuador in a beautiful Airbnb apartment. I've have previous reservations about Quito and expressed my discomfort a few times here on the blog. But Cumbayá [...]
This week I had the unique experience of having lunch with a Lama, a Buddhism spiritual leader at the house I am staying at in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Lama has been known to my boyfriend's family for many years and [...]
Playas is an area on the coast of Ecuador an hour and a half drive from Guayaquil. As we had been staying in the city for a few weeks, my boyfriend and I decided to take a day trip out [...]
"So...What do you eat in Ecuador?" It's a question I was asked a lot before I left Australia and it's one of the first things my friends and family have been asking since I've returned to Ecuador, and it's a very [...]
Those of you who know me or have been following me on Instagram for a while will be aware that three months ago I switched to a vegan diet. At the beginning of this process I wrote about the difficulties [...]
Converting to a vegan diet is not something I ever really contemplated. It's definitely not something I thought would happen whilst traveling through South America. I've never really liked eating meat. My mother told me as a child I would [...]
