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Here is the hub of my thoughts; ideas, experiences, everything and anything. If you have something you’ve been thinking about or something you’d like me to write about, let me know.

Colombia, I miss ya

Mar 30, 2015 |

It’s been quite hard for me to write about Colombia because I have so many different feelings about it. There are positives and negatives and in a lot of ways I feel like it was my phoenix moment. I sank my furthest and rose my highest. I think out of everywhere I travelled in South America, […]

Trials of a Traveler Pt. 2

Jan 29, 2014 |

I arrived at the Tulcan border harbouring a mix of feelings… Relief and stress. Fatigue and exhilaration, all at the same time. The only thing on my mind was crossing the border, and finding a nice hostel in Colombia where I could have a drink and a cigarette with some new found friends… Alas it was […]

Trials of a Traveler. Pt 1

Jan 17, 2014 |

I had planned to stay a night in Quito on the way to the border to check it out, but after talking to a few people it transpired that Quito was generally considered to be big and dangerous. After my laptop robbery, I decided best to skip it. However, for any travelling around Quito, be […]

Ecuador, Baños: Literally translated as toilet….

Dec 27, 2013 |

I t’s hard for me to not judge Baños too harshly considering it was on arrival that I realised the inevitable had happened… My laptop had been stolen out of my backpack on the bus journey. All my music written, the essay due in 3 days that had taken 2 weeks to write, and all my […]

Cuenca; the most beautiful city in Ecuador

Dec 18, 2013 |

Cuenca was definitely worth a visit. There is a river that runs through the city and separates uptown from downtown. The hostel I stayed, La Casa Cuencana, was $8 a night and for a 4 bed dorm was very spacious and clean – even had a balcony. Well equipped kitchen and run by a friendly […]

Vilcabamba: Loja, Ecuador

Dec 14, 2013 |

Vilcabamba…. What a beautiful town. Located an hour away from Loja in the mountains it’s known for a laid back lifestyle and living healthy atmosphere being home to worlds largest population of elderly people….which is reflected in the nightlife… I went out once for my birthday to a place called Breakys and it was very bizarre. […]

Peru to Ecuador: Crossing the border

Nov 23, 2013 |

Ahhhhh so I actually made it across the border! I’m actually gonna break the day down a little bit because it was very surreal. 5.30am – woke up after 4 hours sleep and immediately administered the culo injections. At the time it was doable, when I look back, I feel physically sick. But hey! I did […]

Huacas del Sol y de la Luna

Nov 23, 2013 |

A very interesting site I visited was the sun and moon temples. There are two temples situated opposite each other at the base of a mountain. The Huaca del Sol was dedicated to politics, whilst the other was for religion, Huaca del Luna. At the time of my visit, the Huaca del Sol was still being […]

Bye Trujillo, Hello Piura

Nov 21, 2013 |

I have been shamefully awful at updating my travels, I know, but its mostly due to not having done much travelling yet. I’ve been chilling for a month in Trujillo, sunning myself at Huanchaco beach and generally getting used to Peruvian life.   However, I now have an ‘event’ to document… After being up all […]