Colombia Review
The further north I went in South America the more talk I heard about Colombia. Nobody had a bad word to say about the country that has a reputation for being extremely dangerous and fuelled by cocaine. To be honest, I didn’t know too much…
Baños Review
Baños is a small town renowned as the adventure capital of Ecuador and a must-see on the so-called Gringo Trail in South America. It was my fourth stop in Ecuador and after taking a watchful bus ride from Quito (the Quito-Baños route is the most…
Galápagos Islands Review
Despite spending more than seven months in South America last year, I returned in February this year for three reasons. One was to continue to work on my Spanish, which is now at a pretty good level; one was to travel with Victoria, and we’ve…
South of Peru
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again; there isn’t really anything solo about solo travel. Yes, you are on your own and if you don’t do it, no one else will, but there are rarely any times when you don’t have a travel…
Pampas Review
So I have been a little MIA lately, but there has been a good reason for it, I’ve been flat-out busy travelling! It’s not all fun and games when you’re on the road! Hopefully this is the start of catching up and filling you in…
Biking Death Road
With thanks to Freak Out Biking and Travel Store Bolivia, I was able to take on Camino de la Muerte or Death Road from La Paz, Bolivia. I’ve ridden Death Road before when I was in the Bolivian capital about eight months ago, but this…
One Month Vegetarian
I like challenges. It keeps things interesting and is a bit of a competition with myself. Usually they’re related to living healthier, like the time I didn’t drink any alcohol for seven weeks following my ankle reconstruction or when I didn’t have McDonald’s for eight months….
Amazon Jungle Review
If you’re like me, when you think of the Amazon Jungle, you think of Brasil, piranhas, anacondas, jaguars, spiders and all kinds of other flesh-eating insects. OK, so maybe I’ve been slightly influenced by Hollywood movies, but that’s what comes to my mind. Cruisin’ through…
2014 FIFA World Cup
The World Cup has been run and won (Germany were victors for those who have been living under a rock, or for those Argentine fans who have chosen to bury the memory of their country’s loss) and I couldn’t have had a better experience. I’ve…
Brasília Review
I keep shaking my head. Where did 26 days in Brasília go? Besides my hometown of Perth, I’ve never spent that much time in one city. I’ve skipped forward a few weeks in my blogs, but I’ll recap my movements to the Brasilian capital at…
Buenos Aires Review
BA was simply bangin’. After two weeks in the Argentine capital, I was well and truly in love with the city and just the thought of leaving was upsetting. There’s something about it that draws you in and captures your imagination. The lifestyle, the Porteños…
Travel Update – Argentina & Chile
Since my last blog about hiking through Patagonia, I’ve spent countless hours on buses making my way through South America. To give you an update, here are a few of my favourite photos and some highlights from each of the towns and cities I visited….