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Isolated on Isla Zapara, Venezuela.

January 5, 2014by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

I had used up a month’s worth of good luck and karma points to make it into Venezuela in one piece. I met my Couchsurfing host, Walter, at his camping/hostal […]

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South America, Venezuela

Snippets of Caribbean Life in Costeño

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We had been in a perpetual state of relaxation since finishing our three day diving course in Taganga. The three biggest (and most convieniently located) pleasures in life, a beach, […]

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Colombia, Photography, South America

Racing Motorbikes To Otavalo

November 23, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

I felt a little guilty about escaping the concrete jungle of Quito so soon. Traveller’s burnout had struck and I definitely didn’t feel as if I’d done the city justice […]

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Ecuador, South America

Baños, Better Than Your Average Dunny!

October 26, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

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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Ecuador, South America

Synagogues and Boobies: Montañita to Puerto Lopez

October 19, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

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 […]

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Ecuador, South America

Mancora: Beach, Beer, Bikes, Sun & Ceviche

October 4, 2013by Teddy Mercer 1 Comment

I think the title of this post sums up my experience in Mancora. Two weeks, interspersed with local market food, early morning fishing trips, lazy afternoons on the beach and […]

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Peru, South America, Travel Tips

Buggying, Boarding & A Rendezvous In Huacachina

September 23, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

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 […]

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Peru, South America, Travel Tips

Island Fiestas at Lake Titicaca: Copacabana, Isla Del Sol

July 1, 2013by Teddy Mercer 3 Comments

Lake Titicaca, which sits at 3,800 metres as the highest navigable lake in the world, sprawls across the borders of Bolivia and Peru. It is home to a handful of […]

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Bolivia, South America

La Paz, Bolivia: The Best Bits

June 28, 2013by Teddy Mercer 5 Comments

La Paz is Bolivia’s bustling capital, instantly recognisable from its unusual bowl shape and arrangement of homes rising up steep hillsides surrounding the town to the altiplano. It carries the […]

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South America

Potosí, Cerro Rico & Bolivian Belly in Sucre.

June 18, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

Well today is like Groundhog Day, because I inexplicably lost this entire post after spending three hours working on it yesterday. Let's hope things go more smoothly this time! Cerro […]

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Bolivia, South America

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