After leaving Santiago we headed to Valparaiso. We were expecting a ‘nice’, quiet, pretty seaside village. What we got was a very gritty, quirky town with amazing graffiti and a working port. It was fantastic; Chile’s version of Brighton and one of my favourite towns so far. Our favourite way to explore Read more…
Have you read Marching Powder by Rusty Young? I’d read a lot about this book on travel blogs, and then managed to find a copy in a hostel. It’s a compelling story of an English guy locked up in a Bolivian prison,. It tells how corrupt the police and government Read more…
In Vientiane we visited Buddha Park. I’d read about this being originally built as a local place of worship, but which is turning in to a quirky tourist destination. Hundreds of huge Buddhist and Hindu concrete statues all congregated in one area; it sounded right my street! I’ve read advice 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…