We had been home only once over the past year for a quick stop in between South America and Asia. It was a fast paced week of drinks, invitations and catch ups and it was fantastic. Now, we were heading back again and were so excited to get home again, Read more…
We were on a mission in South America to scale as many mountains as possible! When we read about Rucu Pichincha, a 4680m high active volcano, and then realised how close it was to the city we were immediately heading that way. We read posts about how this hike could Read more…
Whilst in Vientiane we went to the COPE Museum, where we learnt about the huge number of unexploded bombs still leftover in Laos after the Vietnam War (which they refer to here as the American War). I think there are 250,000 bombs left today, which is just crazy considering Laos Read more…
Iguazu Falls was one of the sights in South America which really lived up to the hype. They are absolutely incredible! Argentina gives you a view of the falls; from below, above, opposite and close-up! From what we saw of the Brazilian side you just have a viewing platform. It Read more…
We took a sleeper bus from Huay Xi to our first stop in Luang Prabang. This was a bus, with beds! It was basic; two levels of mattresses held in place by rails but it was comfortable and we were able to get a bumpy night’s sleep on the way. Read more…
Our plans to visit Guadalupe came from reading See Colombia’s famous Las Gachas post on the area. We are keen to include ‘off the beaten track’ locations in our list of destinations and this seemed like a fantastic addition. We took an overnight bus from Santa Marta, and got out Read more…
Cartagena is on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. It’s a very tourist orientated city, which was our first stop in Colombia and actually our first stop on our entire South America trip. Although this eased us in to the Colombia and South American culture we quickly realised as we travelled on that Read more…