After a few slightly stressful final days in Ecuador we were looking forward to a more relaxing week in Peru. We spent the first couple of days in Lima, one of the world’s largest cities in a desert. We also heard that it is one of the cloudiest cities in the world which proved very … More Lima to Cusco
It’s been an interesting week in Baños! Ecuador went into a state of emergency on Thursday as the president removed the petrol price subsidy which had been in place for decades, essentially doubling the price of diesel overnight. This led to a country-wide strike of all taxis, buses and truck drivers, who setup road blocks … More A block in the road
After a bit more than a week in the Galapagos Islands, we have just come back to Quito today. These past 8 days have been an absolutely amazing experience and it’s actually difficult to pick some highlights, but we’ll try to give you a brief(ish) summary. It is not possible to enter the national park … More Islas Galápagos
Just a quick post to let everyone know we made it here to Quito! It was a long journey and we arrived really tired and late in the afternoon. We had a very non-Ecuadorian first meal at an American style bar (nachos and fries) as we were too tired to go any further than across … More We made it!
It’s the day before we head off and we are excited and nervous! We are about to depart on an almost 6 months long backpacking trip across Central & South America and it’s the longest stretch of travel Julian or I have ever done. I’m feeling like we’ve packed way too much, my backpack is … More The Journey Begins
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