Baños, Better Than Your Average Dunny!
Ecuador is small enough to easily catch day buses between its major towns, I only had three hours of compulsory downtime before we dipped into the valley surrounding Ecuador's adventure […]
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Synagogues and Boobies: Montañita to Puerto Lopez
Synagogues and boobies. I’m aware that these two things don’t usually go together but Montañita was about to change all of that – what more could you expect from Ecuador’s […]
In Pictures: Trujillo, Chan Chan & Huaca de la Luna
I blazed my way further north from Lima to Trujillo in a place between time and space. Alas, my hallucinatory overnight bus ride wasn’t the result of some tribal awakening […]
Buggying, Boarding & A Rendezvous In Huacachina
Between Arequipa and Lima there are a couple more things worth stopping for, the ancient Nazca Lines (if you have a spare $130USD) and the dunes encircling Ica and the […]
Arequipa & The Colca Canyon: On A Budget
Although only an overnight bus north-west of Cusco, the second largest city in Peru offers a balanced, warmer climate and is a regular stop for travellers making their way through […]
The Sacred Valley, Inca Trail & Machu Picchu
Of course, the reason I was in Cusco was to hike the legendary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Even having booked the trail nearly 9 months in advance, I'd still […]
Getting Off The Gringo Trail – Trinidad to Guayaramerin (On a Cargo Boat)
You all know about my obsession by now about getting away from those pesky tourists, right? Eager to keep the trend running, I set about convicing Emily to accompany me […]
Why Speaking the Lingo Rocks
‘CAN… I… GET… A… TEA… POR FAVOR?’ The petite Bolivian waitress’s eyes momentarily glaze over. The nice (but loud) American guy with the MacBook Air clasped firmly under one arm […]
Hello Jesus! Catching Rays in Cochabamba
Feeling like I owed myself a break from fast-paced Bolivian capital of La Paz, and still with a week to kill before meeting my friend to head for the jungle, […]
The Winter Solstice at Tiwanaku, Celebrating Bolivian Style!
It was one of those spur-of-the-moment travel things that I hadn’t really planed on doing until I was asked, or rather, told: “Teddy, you know how you finish work at […]
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