Ever fancied a spot of volcano boarding? Here's a quick guide on what to do, and what not to do.
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A handy 8 step guide to hurtling down a Volcano in Leon
Iquitos, and boating around the Peruvian Amazon.
When I was a kid, I can remember always being fascinated by the Amazon jungle; so the opportunity to go there as part of my 6 month trip around South America was an absolute dream come true for me. Following a nightmare 15 hour trip down river from Colombia -in what can only be described as... Continue Reading →
The 5 types of backpacker you meet in every hostel
Remember that feeling of setting foot into a new hostel for the very first time? Arriving from your previous makeshift home, backpack feeling increasingly heavy, walking through those doors and getting yourself checked in. You wobble up to the counter at reception, have a quick look around and make a very quick assessment of your new surroundings, including... Continue Reading →
Juayua: a few days on the Ruta de las Flores
It's a travesty that there's a place in Central America which often gets overlooked by backpackers stamping out the usual trail down (or up) through the often forgotten Americas region. To be fair, I was never even meant to go either... until I got drunk at a rave on a desert island in Honduras, and made... Continue Reading →
Antigua: city guide
Before you ask, I'm not talking about the small and possibly more well known Caribbean island adjacent to Barbuda & Monserrat - but the colonial city which resides in one of the more intriguing countries i've visited; Guatemala. Nestled across the border from Mexico, 'Guate' as it's lovingly referred to by those in the know is... Continue Reading →
A weekend in Los Alerces National Park, Argentina.
Bed-seats, weird toilets, and lots of cake: 26 hours on an Argentinian Bus
Jumping on a Megabus will never be the same again.
That time we did the Torres Del Paine ‘W’ Trek
If Carlsberg did National Parks...
