Lazy Days in Mérida…
After an uninspiring two days in Maracaibo, the push and shove typical of the carritos line-up jolted me back to my senses. Travelling solo in Venezuela was definitely not getting any easier. […]
After an uninspiring two days in Maracaibo, the push and shove typical of the carritos line-up jolted me back to my senses. Travelling solo in Venezuela was definitely not getting any easier. […]
A year in South America elevates your senses to what can only be described as ninja status. Especially after a week of Carnaval atmosphere in Cartagena, where the streets now […]
It's the old cliche. What effect does travel really have on us? The question really ought to be 'What effects', there being more than just one to be singled out, […]
I couldn't resist that title. But seriously, it did! Okay, so Cali was just another South American city (Colombia's second largest) and a few more churches, and another plaza. Yep, […]
Admittedly, Quito was by far my laziest venture into a South American capital city so far. I dragged myself up there from Latacunga on a late morning bus and was […]
If I had two words to describe Misahuallí in eastern Ecuador, they would be ‘wow’ and, uh, ‘wow’. It took two separate buses and one 30 minute ride in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
I spent a little over a week in Lima, Peru’s capital and largest city. Prior to heading up there I had heard average reports from people coming south. The phrases […]
‘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 […]