Huacachina was a tiny town entirely surrounded by sand dunes. It was beautifully simple and it was nice to be somewhere safe to walk around at night, despite completing a loop of the town in under 10 minutes. We walked to the top of one of the lower dunes to admire the sunset, our first … More Huacachina and Arequipa, a Desert Oasis and a Colonial Town
Paracas provided a nice location for me to spend another few days feeling unwell. I hadn’t been sick since Iceland which seemed an unfairly short period of time between instances, but I guess I can’t expect my body to keep up with the constant changes in diet and international bacteria. The grey sky had remained … More Paracas, Beach and Desert All in One Place
Lima felt western to me. Staying nearby a fancy shopping centre complete with well known brands and restaurants, overlooking the Pacific Ocean had me feeling like I was anywhere but Peru. An unfortunate layer of cloud hung over the city the entire few days I was there, and apparently lingers from May to December. Combined … More Lima, the End of My Solo Adventure… for Six Weeks
I arrived in the centre of Huaraz sitting at 3000m above sea level and walked to my hostel, out of breath by the time I arrived after walking up the somewhat steep hill to the door with my 15kg pack on my back. My hostel was big enough giving me space to sit on my … More Hiking Laguna 69 and Not Much Else in Huaraz
My bus from Guayaquil to Mancora in Peru was uneventful aside from the border crossing which took 2 and a half hours just to get our passports stamped. It’s been a while since I’ve done a land crossing, and I missed the efficiency of those that I went through in Europe and the US without … More Crossing Into Peru and Continuing the Lazy Vibes
On Tuesday we caught a bus to Guayaquil but not before trying the waffles from the carts on the side of the road I had been eyeing off since we arrived in Montañita. We had booked an Airbnb for a few days to try and live like normal people for a change, cooking all our … More Home in Guayaquil for a Few Days
For Ecuador’s Independence weekend we headed to the coast and spent our time in Montañita celebrating with the locals. Our bus arrived early Saturday morning and we sat on the beach waiting to check in to our hostel, watching as party-goers from the night before made the walk home and slowly everyone else began to … More Independence Weekend; A Party in Montañita
It’s right what people had told me about Baños, it’s a very touristy spot and some will love it while others won’t. Despite doing no activities, I loved my time there, the town was small but really nice, with a few good cafes around to occupy my two days while I recharged from the previous … More Walking Around the Cities of Baños and Cuenca
After an interrupted sleep in Quito straight from the Amazon, my alarm went off at 6 to get ready for my day trip to Cotopaxi. Breakfast was provided at a hotel on the way so we were fuelled up and ready to go, but in classic South America fashion our tour bus never actually arrived … More Hiking in the Andes, Some of the Most Beautiful Views I’ve Encountered
With a 12 hour journey ahead and my first night bus experience I wasn’t totally keen for the Amazon. I’m lucky enough to have the ability to sleep anywhere and generally at any time so I still managed a six hour sleep on the seven hour bus drive before we arrived at a random cafe … More The Amazon, Throwing Myself Out of My Already Expanded Comfort Zone
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